This week, Medtronic settled over kickback allegations to the tune of $23.5 million, and Verizon showed off its telehealth capabilities.  

• Doctors Can Remotely Manage Pacemakers with iPad (FierceMobileHealth)
• Verizon Flexes Telehealth Muscles (eWeek.com)
• Experts' Medtech Predictions for 2012 (MD+DI)
• Medtronic Agrees to $23.5 Million Settlement Over Kickback Allegations  (Washington Post)
• What Does 'The Big Lebowski' Have to Do with Medical Device Design? (MD+DI)

—Jamie Hartford