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Dear {firstname},
In this third installment of the Medical Devices eBulletin, we continue to provide up-to-date industry information from our thought leaders. Les Sprinkle of Smith & Nephew, Inc. talks to us about the new HHS codes; Debbie Wong, Frost & Sullivan consultant, gives us the inside scoop on private equity investment in the U.S. Medical Devices Industry; Michael Botos fills us in on the future of innovation at Cardinal Health; and Steven Hochauser tells us all about scenario planning software.
Please remember to submit your articles and insights for publication so that we may showcase your expertise in future eBulletins and continue to provide valuable information. I look forward to seeing you soon!
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 Sandra Nelson
Senior Producer
Frost & Sullivan
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Announcing the
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Les Sprinkle
Senior Vice President
Global Regulatory Affairs Professional Affairs
and Strategic Reimbursement
Orthopaedics
Smith & Nephew, Inc. |
HHS Codes and What it Means for the Medical Device Industry
By Aarti Shetty
Industry Analyst
Medical Devices
Frost & Sullivan |
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Les Sprinkle, Senior Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs, Professional Affairs and Strategic Reimbursement Orthopaedics at Smith & Nephew, Inc. discusses the new Health and Human Services codes and how they will affect the industry.
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 Debbie Wong
Consultant
Business & Financial Services
North America
Frost & Sullivan |
Private Equity Investment in the U.S. Medical Devices Industry |
The Frost & Sullivan financial services group has prepared a research service assessing U.S.-based private equity investment in the U.S. medical devices industry.
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Michael Botos
Vice President
Strategy and Innovation
Cardinal Health |
The Future of Innovation at
Cardinal Health |
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Jon Doherty, Frost & Sullivan Technical Insights,
interviewed Michael Botos, Vice President of Strategy
and Innovation at Cardinal Health, about the future of
the company’s innovation system.
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 By Steven J. Hochhauser, Ph.D.
Senior Consultant
Healthcare & Life Science Consulting
Frost & Sullivan |
Taming the Uncertainty –
Scenario Planning
Software for Medical Device Companies |
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Strategic planning and portfolio management inevitably
require coping with uncertainty. Even the most perceptive
and forward-thinking CEO cannot hope to reliably predict
the future in other than the broadest strokes.
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Web 2.0 (now available in Healthcare Industry sizes
and colors!!). Sure it’s applicable to many
industries and yes some industries have already
advanced to Web 3.0 (they have it so easy), but this
is a much more complicated concept for the heavily
regulated healthcare industry.
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