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[ January 16, 2021 ] Rise of the Machines: Surgeons and Patients Benefit From 3D Printing 3D Printing
[ January 16, 2021 ] Hot Off Closing on Wright, Stryker is Back on the M&A Trail Digital Health
[ January 16, 2021 ] Frost & Sullivan’s Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021 Digital Health
[ December 24, 2020 ] Orthopaedic Surgeon Gender: No Bearing on Patient Outcomes Diversity
[ December 24, 2020 ] Stryker, Zimmer shift strategies to capitalize on growing ASC market Joint Replacement
[ December 24, 2020 ] Seeing is Believing: Hospital for Special Surgery First in U.S. to Use Augmented Reality Platform for Knee Replacement Press Release
[ December 24, 2020 ] Miach Orthopaedics’ BEAR® Implant Granted FDA De Novo Approval for Treatment of ACL Tears Press Release
[ December 19, 2020 ] The Rise of the On-Demand Robot Industry Digital Surgery
[ December 19, 2020 ] With AI, 3D imaging and a robot, Medtronic Spine aims to leave competitors bent out of shape Artificial Intelligence
[ December 5, 2020 ] Exactech Acquires Muvr, Innovative Patient Wearable and Communication Solutions for Orthopaedic Practices Press Release

The Machines Are Getting Ready to Play Doctor

July 7, 2017

(MIT Technology Review) –
An algorithm that spots heart arrhythmia shows how AI will revolutionize medicine—but patients must trust machines with their lives. […]

Is it the Dawning of the Age of AI in Medicine?

June 19, 2017

The Doctor Weighs In – Is medicine (and the greater world) entering a new dawn of artificial intelligence and technology? If so, will these AI technologies only assist doctors or will they replace physician in some tasks? […]

Could your next prescription come from Amazon?

May 19, 2017

USA Today – Amazon may be exploring a move into the $465 billion-a-year U.S. pharmaceutical market. It’s a market ripe for disruption but also a difficult one to enter, say analysts. […]

Can “Digital Therapeutics” Be as Good as Drugs?

April 7, 2017

MIT Technology Review – What if an app could replace a pill? That’s the big question behind an emerging trend known as “digital therapeutics.” The idea: software that can improve a person’s health as much as a drug can, but without the same cost and side-effects. […]

A.I. in healthcare: Risks abound, but so do rewards

April 4, 2017

COMPUTERWORLD – Perhaps one of the biggest beneficiaries of modern technology is the field of medicine. However, now that we are in the age of artificial intelligence, how will it affect the healthcare industry? […]

Support grows for return of medtech reps to hospitals

June 12, 2020

(MassDevice) – Twenty-six more medical and surgical societies and healthcare associations have endorsed guidelines for the safe return of medtech company representatives to healthcare facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Why I Chose Precision OS and What I Learned in My First Year Working in Tech

May 16, 2020

As a 25-year veteran from the medical device industry, I am often asked, “How did you get into software?” I have been fortunate to work with some of the biggest medical device companies in the world. […]
Medtechs adapt to new sales reality amid halt on elective surgeries, hospitals’ financial stress

April 10, 2020

(MEDTECH DIVE) – One by one, medtech companies have warned investors that a temporary pause on elective procedures — the bread and butter for many device maker and hospital balance sheets alike — render best-laid 2020 forecasts obsolete. […]
RepScrubs is trying to cut down on hospital acquired infection risk from med device vendors

April 6, 2019

(MedCity News) – Hospital acquired infections are a huge multi-billion dollar problem for providers, with one of the largest risks being surgical site infections. In some cases these issues can be linked to contaminated scrubs. […]