Technology continues to play a big role in the life sciences industry as organizations seek new partnerships and opportunities for collaboration. A recent article on the IndustryWeek website highlights five important technology trends that will influence the pharmaceutical industry andmedical device innovation?over the next five years. Context-based services. Use ?Big Data? for new value. …
Category Archives: Medical Devices
How Is Value Based Selling Reshaping Medical Device Innovation?
The effects of value based selling. A paradigm shift in the industry is reshaping the direction of medical device innovation. The industry is changing how it sells equipment to physicians and hospitals. “We’re going to be judged based on value,” says Dr. Joseph Iannotti, chairman of the Orthopedic and Rheumatology Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. …
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Why Must Companies Impacted By The Medical Device Tax Invest In Technology?
The medical device tax now is in place, with a 2.3 percent excise tax on devices by manufacturers and importers, an article on the JD Supra website explains. As always, businesses impacted should look at ways to increase efficiencies and reduce costs. Investing in technology is one way to do that. Companies must find ways …
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Why Are Partnerships The Key To Medical Device Sales Growth?
We've been getting a lot of interest lately on our Life Sciences Partnering solution. If you have a need to improve your business development, alliance management and project/portfolio management for your pharmaceutical, biotechnology or medical device company, read on…. Partnerships and innovative collaboration will be the key to medical device sales growth this year, …
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FDA/CMS Announce Long Delayed Ruling on Sunshine Act
As some of you may know, the FDA/CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medical Services) have been (very) late in issuing their final ruling as to when physician Sunshine Act reporting will begin. Those of you who follow me via Twitter and on the i3 Community site know that I’ve been posting updates about the Sunshine …
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Update on Sunshine Act Compliance Deadlines
Back in December I wrote a blog post about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rule change for reporting on the Physicians Payment Sunshine Act. Original post here: http://i3.infinityinfo.com/blogs/entry/sunshine-act-compliance-deadlines-extended The CMS had decided to extend the data collection start date from January 1, 2012 to ?some later date?. A few days ago, on …
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iPharma Connect Conference?The New Commercial Model
The 11th Annual iPharma Connect Conference was held last week in Philadelphia. This year?s theme was ?Digital Innovation for Marketing Decision Makers in the Life Sciences Industry?. I will share some notes on the conference and key trends and ideas that might provide you some value as well. At its core, digital marketing is about …
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FDA Updates Social Media Guidelines for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industry
The FDA recently announced (some) updated social media guidelines for pharmaceutical and medical device firms. The actual title of these