April 29, 2025- When medtech earnings calls kicked off two weeks ago, a large question loomed over the industry about how the White House’s new tariff policies might affect businesses, according to MedTech Dive. Reciprocal tariffs were unveiled alongside an across-the-board levy of 10% on dozens of nations and territories in early April, according to CBS News. The answer from … [Read more...]

April 29, 2025- In sales – especially in medical distribution and manufacturing – every moment counts. A single decision, a single call, a single handshake can change your entire trajectory. But what happens when you hesitate? Not when you make a bad decision. Not when you fail. But when you pause too long. When you overanalyze. When you let a moment pass because you were … [Read more...]

April 29, 2025- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its fiscal year (FY) 2024 Medicare proposed rules for the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) PPS and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) PPS, according to Premier. Premier hosts an on-demand webinar to explore how these proposed payment … [Read more...]

April 29, 2025- Cleveland Clinic and AKASA have established a strategic collaboration to deploy generative AI tools to support efficient and accurate medical coding practices. Through this partnership, Cleveland Clinic will apply multiple AKASA AI-powered tools during the mid-revenue cycle – the phase between patient care and billing, where documentation and coding occur – … [Read more...]

April 29, 2025- Abbott announced late-breaking data from the AVEIR™ Conduction System Pacing (CSP) acute clinical feasibility study, which demonstrated the safety and performance of the investigational AVEIR CSP leadless pacemaker technology. The AVEIR CSP acute clinical feasibility study is the world's first assessment of a leadless pacemaker delivering conduction … [Read more...]

April 28, 2025- An infectious diseases detection platform developed by University of Pittsburgh scientists working with UPMC infection preventionists proved over a two-year trial that it stops outbreaks, saves lives and cuts costs. The Enhanced Detection System for Healthcare-Associated Transmission system uses genomic sequencing to analyze infectious disease samples from … [Read more...]

April 28, 2025- There have been 884 confirmed cases of measles nationwide so far this year, with cases reported by 29 states, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There have been 11 outbreaks, and 93% of confirmed cases (820 of 884) are outbreak-associated. The vaccination status of 97% of all cases is classified as … [Read more...]

April 28, 2025- Thermo Fisher Scientific is employing an enhanced platform technology and a new CHO K-1 cell line that can reduce timelines to Investigational New Drug (IND) filing from 13 to nine months, helping biotech and pharmaceutical companies overcome logistical complexities within pre-clinical biologic drug development. The new CHO K-1 cell line is able to deliver up … [Read more...]

April 28, 2025- BD announced that it has received the Business Group on Health Best Employers Award: Excellence in Health & Well-being. This award recognizes BD’s commitment to advancing employee well-being through comprehensive and innovative benefits and initiatives, and its efforts to meet associate needs in multiple countries through globally consistent benefits … [Read more...]

April 28, 2025- Much has changed since Premier’s first special report on tariffs in early February, according to Premier. The Trump Administration’s tariff measures have continued to evolve, reflecting broader shifts in trade strategy and global economic dynamics. More recently, President Trump announced a comprehensive tariff policy with a baseline 10 … [Read more...]