Supply Chain
Between 2010 and 2020 the overall market for chronic pain therapies will remain stable at approximately $20 billion, with treatments for back pain and arthritis predicted to be the most lucrative, according to findings from healthcare research firm Decision Resources.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday operational details for the next stage in its competitive bidding program despite ongoing opposition from patient advocacy groups, economists and 145 members of Congress.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services has postponed a Dec. 6 conference call on the Fiscal Year 2013 Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program.
Medical device company ArthroCare announced Monday that it has reached an agreement in principle to settle an investors' class action lawsuit pending against the company and two of its former officers for $74 million.
Hospitals are expanding services, supplies and staff training programs to meet the needs of morbidly obese patients, according to a new report from healthcare supply contracting company Novation.
Makers of medical beds used in hospitals, nursing homes and patients' homes will see their best growth come from markets outside the United States and Europe, according to healthcare market research firm Kalorama Information.
Private equity firm Ancor Capital Partners announced Tuesday that it has acquired WellSpring Pharmaceutical Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of specialty prescription and over-the-counter products. This is Ancor's fifteenth acquisition in the healthcare segment.
The growing drug shortage crisis is the number one supply chain concern for providers nationwide says Novation, a group purchasing organization. Yet, even in these dire circumstances, there may be a glimmer of hope.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced last week that medical device company Dfine has agreed to pay the United States $2.39 million to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to induce physicians to use its devices for treating spinal fractures.
Hopkins reduced 'red bag' regulated medical waste by 16 percent in part by putting appropriate trash in the correct containers.