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MDT inks package of loans worth more than $16B to back its $43B acquisition of COV | Medtech Wall Street news for the week of November 10, 2014
Survey: Hospitals clamp down on medical device expenses
Allergan CEO Pyott steps down from Edwards Lifesciences board | Personnel Moves
Diabetes: Medtronic readies smartphone-enabled CGM | MassDevice.com On Call
GPO: Accuray lands 3-year contract with Premier
GPO Premier launches real-time medtech pricing app | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Medical device group purchasing giant Premier Inc. announced the launch of its PremierConnect Price Connect smartphone app, connecting healthcare providers with pricing on thousands of medical devices and supplies in real time.
Medtech personnel moves for the week of Mar. 10, 2014
ConMed proxy war gets ugly
February 28, 2014 by Brad Perriello
The proxy war over control of the board at ConMed turned ugly this week after serious allegations surfaced against 1 of the medical device company’s nominees for director.
Health quality president Cassel reluctantly ditches board seats amid conflict scandal
National Quality Forum president & CEO Dr. Christine Cassel voluntarily resigned her seat on the boards of a couple of high-profile healthcare industry groups as questions continue to swirl about potential conflicts of interest among the Forum’s leaders.
GPOs: Premier touts $11B in member savings
Premier Inc. (NSDQ:PINC) said it helped its Quest collaborative hospitals save roughly $11.7 billion and avoid more than 136,000 deaths since 2008.
GPOs: Premier, John Hopkins Health System expand relationship
John Hopkins Health System said it is expanding its relationship with group purchasing organization Premier Inc. (NSDQ:PINC), to include all 6 hospitals within its network.