Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Offers Flat Fee Payment Option, Shares Price Structure
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (MOR), in Chicago, Illinois, is now offering patients package pricing–a flat fee payment option–for treating some...
May 20 2016,
Competitive Landscape
AcceLinx Launched to Fuel Warsaw Entrepreneurship
AcceLinx was developed with the understanding that innovation in orthopaedics has become more complex, and the timeline from concept to...
May 09 2016,
Applying Supply Chain Best Practices From Other Industries
OEMs are now more willing to leverage best practices and solutions from other industries. Those sources of inspiration are as...
May 09 2016,
Trauma Surgeon Develops Fixation Platform, Looks to Future Innovations
Thomas “Toney” Russell, M.D., an orthopaedic trauma surgeon and President and CEO of Innovision, developed the N-force fixation platform to...
May 09 2016,
Surgeons Seek Muscle-Sparing Techniques in Arthroscopy/Soft Tissue Repair Market
Growth in the arthroscopy and soft tissue repair market is propelled by surgeon requests for devices that employ muscle- and...
Apr 22 2016,
Supplier Quality Agreements Are Not Just a Handshake Anymore
Regulatory bodies do not see supplier quality agreements as a new requirement. They also expect medical device manufacturers to require...
Apr 22 2016,
OEMs Achieve Sustainable Manufacturing Costs Through Supplier Relationships
For cost reductions and supplier relationships to be sustainable, you must address more than just the quoted price....
Apr 14 2016,
Supply Chain Experts Recommend Adoption of GPS, RFID, New Technologies
Supply chain experts from OEMs and 3PLs share thoughts on technologies and trends that will cause the most evolution in...
Apr 12 2016,
FDA Releases UDI Education as Deadline Approaches
FDA released a series of resources to help companies understand GUDID submission, UDI labelling regulations and compliance schedules. The resources...
Apr 12 2016,
FDA Releases Final Guidance on Human Factors and Usability Engineering
The Agency released the final guidance on considerations for human factors data in premarket submissions, as well as two draft...
Apr 12 2016,
Proving Medical Necessity: the Need for Evidence in Reimbursement
Providers, OEMs and suppliers all say that they’ve been impacted by complexities in the reimbursement system. For example, bundled payments...
Mar 23 2016,
AAOS Conversations Center on CJR and Future of Bundled Payments
The upcoming launch of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement program fueled Annual Meeting conversations regarding the best response by...
Mar 23 2016,
Supply, Cost and Quality Lead Concerns among Raw Materials Providers
Supply and demand factors, price pressures and enhanced regulatory scrutiny are expected to influence the raw materials portion of the...
Mar 22 2016,
AAOS 2016 Recap: Product Launches and Clearances
Industry trends such as bundled payments, additive manufacturing and robotics were hot topics at this year’s AAOS Annual Meeting. ...
Mar 10 2016,
Sports Medicine Surgeon Embraces Push for Value in Industry
Brett Sanders, M.D., created Tensor Surgical in 2012, a value-based sports medicine company. The focus of the company is to...
Mar 07 2016,