Say hello to MassDevice +7, a bite-sized view of the top seven med-tech stories of the week. This latest feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our seven biggest and most influential stories from the week’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
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7. Layoffs: Hologic to shutter Indiana plant
Hologic says it plans to shutter a plant in Indianapolis that makes breast biopsy products, laying off all 141 workers there.
6. Patient safety: Q&A with Masimo founder Joe Kiani
Masimo founder & CEO Joe Kiani tells MassDevice.com how closed healthcare data leads to patient injuries and deaths and the business reasons that the data has stayed closed for so long.
5. FDA aims to clamp down on metal hip implants
The FDA prepares to issue new regulatory guidelines on metal-on-metal hip implants, potentially requiring companies with devices already on the market to submit new applications with clinical evidence of safety and effectiveness.
4. Medical device angel investments jump in 2012
Angel investments in medical device companies increased 50% in 2012.
3. Patient Safety: Bill Clinton urges healthcare stakeholders not to leave patients “sicker and broke”
Former president Bill Clinton urges the medical device industry to eliminate unnecessary patient injuries by working together and sharing data.
2. ‘Healthcare is grossly under-engineered,’ says Johns Hopkins’ Pronovost (podcast)
Johns Hopkins patient safety expert Peter Pronovost on medical errors, medical device data and the role medtech must accept in preventing needless deaths.
1. Medical device makers ink interoperability pledge
Nine prominent medical device companies sign on to a pledge to increase the interoperability of their products in the interest of patient safety.
