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McKinsey’s Six Shifts To Add Life to Years — and One More to Consider

Health Populi

This graphic illustrates that about one-half of companies listed on the S&P have a direct impact on people’s health: think pharma, life sciences, medical technology, health insurance, food, and transportation. .” This is akin to our pointing out over the past years that every company is a health company.

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$15M Singapore-London partnership to help stem APAC's growing healthcare cybersecurity woes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Interestingly, a recent report by Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association and L.E.K. Consulting that looked into the cybersecurity landscape across Asia-Pacific, suggested having a customised assessment of medical devices for remote care based on their risk level instead of a blanket assessment.

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Telemedicine - 2010 & 2011 - Part 1 Public Policy

LinkousThink

Here is the first of three pieces on where we have been in 2010 and where we are going next year for telemedicine. For telemedicine, 2010 appears to have been a watershed year - the point when many in charge of government healthcare programs finally started to seriously consider the benefits of such technology.

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MedTech M&A: What is driving acquisitions in the Medical Devices market in 2024?

Lloyd Price

Some of the most notable M&A deals that have occurred in the medical devices industry are: Medtronic's acquisition of Covidien: In January 2015, Medtronic, a leading medical technology company, acquired Covidien, an Irish-based medical device manufacturer, in a deal worth approximately $49.9

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What is driving M&A in the medical devices market in 2023?

Lloyd Price

Some of the most notable M&A deals that have occurred in the medical devices industry are: Medtronic's acquisition of Covidien: In January 2015, Medtronic, a leading medical technology company, acquired Covidien, an Irish-based medical device manufacturer, in a deal worth approximately $49.9

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Huffington Post Analyzes ACA, Provides Suggestions On Improvement

ACA Times

Stephen Ondra — Chief Medical Officer for the HCSC , the largest consumer-owned health insurance company in the U.S.—provided Dr. Ondra highlighted several wins from the ACA since its signing in March of 2010. provided a detailed analysis of ways the Affordable Care Act can be improved.

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Allurion: first HealthTech IPO of 2023 via SPAC with Compute Health

Lloyd Price

link] Intro to Allurion Allurion is a medical technology company that develops and markets weight loss products. Allurion was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The balloon is filled with saline and stays in place for up to 12 weeks.