LifeScience Alley, the trade group for Minnesota medtech firms, signed a memorandum of understanding with the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health to develop clearer and faster procedures for the FDA's review of medical devices, according to a Minnesota…
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Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) introduced a bill that would change the way medical device companies apply for 'de novo' status, the FDA's fast-tracking a program, according to a MassDevice report.
Spinal Modulation, an international medical device company, has received the CE Mark for its Spinal Modulation Neurostimulator System for the management of chronic intractable pain, according to a news release.
The FDA approved Boston Scientific's Infinion 16 Percutaneous Lead for its Precision Plus Spinal Cord Stimulator system, according to a news release.
Jay Michael Snow, MD, has joined the Heart of America Bariatrics, a surgery practice focused on providing surgical options for patients suffering from obesity, in St. Louis, according to a San Francisco Gate report.
A nationwide survey conducted by the University of Michigan Health System and the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System shows few hospitals are aggressively combating the most common infection — catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
A day committed to training new hires on customer service is one of several reasons University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City has dramatically improved patient satisfaction since 1999, according to a Kansas City Star report.
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The following article is written by Brian Williamson, PharmD, is president & CEO of JCB Laboratories. It is reprinted, with permission, from the JCB Labs Blog. As a dialysis professional, you routinely use catheter locking solutions to maintain patency in…
CPT copyright 2011 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The following article is written by Rosalind Richmond, CCS, coding compliance officer for GENASCIS. Pain relief procedures not specified to deliver…