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Guest post by public affairs professional John Engber. Has your company hired a public affairs professional? I bet for many, the answer is "no." And I understand why: You can't afford to hire me. And that's a problem, because you can't afford not to ...
I’m often asked, “What should I read to keep current with the industry?” Publications I faithfully read are: Mass Device: Mass Device started out as a publication dedicated to the device goings on in, well, Massachusetts. But they’ve long since expan...
Guest post by SmartOrg Co-Founder Don Creswell Did you know 40% to 75% of new products fail in market? This is not because people make dumb decisions; it's the nature of things when you face an uncertain future. Think about it. If you could consisten...
Consider these 11 disturbing facts how paper-based communication impacts the cost and security of the healthcare industry. Billions of dollars are mismanaged and millions of lives globally (200,000 in the U.S.) are lost due to processing paperwork in...
I don't know about you, but when I think "IBM," I don't typically think "healthcare." My @IBMHealthcare guests @PBrody and @HeatherEFraser reminded me: Medical devices use technology and if it's technology, IBM is probably there too. Paul Brody: Than...
Your Medical Devices Group was one of the top five LinkedIn groups by engagement last week. At the bottom right-hand corner of every group's discussion page is the graphic to the right. You can learn about the group this way. Once there, click on the...
Our #MedDevice guest MassDevice.com publisher Brian Johnson has been doing an awesome job covering the medical device tax and Medical Devices Group members frequently send me his links. Recent coverage includes: Medical device tax tab now at $30.5B M...
[caption id="attachment_1269" align="aligncenter" width="570" caption="Click to enlarge"][/caption] A humorous look at the mandatory healthcare debate from my hilarious friend Dave Wilkie, author of the irreverent comic strip Coffee With Jesus. Kevin...
Guest post by Malcolm Vivian, a consultant at Cogency Group, a Phoenix, Arizona-based strategic management and sales leadership consulting firm. Device companies, including those in orthopaedics, have traditionally recognized their primary customer h...
Guest post by Dan Walter, author of Collateral Damage: A Patient, a New Procedure and the Learning Curve. I read this post from an atrial fibrillation support group: "I had an ablation at Johns Hopkins this past week and am very upset at the outcome....
