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Posted on 24.06.2019
Can procurement deliver the ‘best value’ for money?
To my mind, the overarching challenge of modern healthcare systems is to increase the value and outcomes of care, not just to control costs. As someone keenly interested in procurement, this leads me to question what it all means for how health systems buy the technologies they need. In a competitive healthcare system, like the […]
Posted on 17.06.2019
Procurement is on a journey to a ‘value-based’ future
The essence of travelling, either by foot, train or plane, is replacing one’s existing location for another more desired or needed one. But why do we do it? Sometimes it’s the appeal of a new destination – perhaps a ski resort or a tropical island. On other occasions, the decision to move away is driven […]
Posted on 13.05.2019
Data Protection: If It ain’t broke, don’t fix it?
On May 25, 2018, the GDPR became effective across the EU, simultaneously resulting in a ‘consistent and homogenous application’ of data protection rules across the Union (per Recital 10 of the Regulation). For data protection professionals at medical technology companies, the clarity brought by the GDPR has meant that resources can be redirected towards ensuring […]
Posted on 13.05.2019
Building synergies between the business and compliance communities
This year, GMTCC is fully part of the MedTech Forum. By joining forces to build synergies between the business and compliance communities, the industry is sending a clear message: compliance is part of the business! I have always been in favour of having the compliance officer seen as a true business partner. Indeed, compliance programmes […]
Posted on 13.05.2019
Enhanced transparency in healthcare, a pure win-win situation
Healthcare is a complex system in which many actors and interests play a role. Unfortunately, the representation of some prevails over others, quite often even over patients’ interest, despite the fact that the whole system’s aim is to work for their well-being and safety. In mental health, in particular, industry and healthcare professionals have had […]
Posted on 09.10.2018
Eye Care Everywhere
World Sight Day, 11 Oct 2018, is an opportunity for the eye health community to come together. In the lead up to world sight day, we asked two European leaders from the NGO community “what would be the one big thing you would change in eyecare in Europe? Harmonisation for healthy eyes, a view from […]
Posted on 02.10.2018
IVDR: The designation issue during the transitional period
The new EU In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR) was published in May 2017. While the IVDR has a five-year transition period (longer than the three-year transition for the EU Medical Devices Regulation), the procedures to designate Notified Bodies (NBs) under each of these two regulations have started at the same time. NBs are […]
Posted on 25.06.2018
New industry code must safeguard independent medical education
This blog is part of the GMTCC 2018 blog series. You can follow the conversation under #GMTCC and find more details and at gmtcc.com. Check out related blogs: Swifter, Higher, Stronger: Promoting MedTech Ethics on the Global Stage, How to create and maintain an ethical culture,Global Responsibility, Global Ethics and Compliance, Global Principles for MedTech Innovation, Progress […]
Posted on 21.06.2018
Distributors play key role in compliance
This blog is part of the GMTCC 2018 blog series. You can follow the conversation under #GMTCC and find more details and at gmtcc.com. Check out related blogs: Swifter, Higher, Stronger: Promoting MedTech Ethics on the Global Stage, How to create and maintain an ethical culture, Global Responsibility, Global Ethics and Compliance, Global Principles for MedTech Innovation, Progress […]