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Posted on 11.01.2018
The Butterfly Effect: when minute changes to our regulatory and payment systems impact the fragile medtech innovation ecosystem
Nadim Yared is President and Chief Executive Officer of CVRx and Chairman of the AdvaMed’s Board of Directors, our sister organisation in the United States. He is a speaker at the MedTech Forum 2018 and his sessions include: CEO #NOFILTER and The MedTech Europe Code as a Business Enabler, both on Thursday 25th of January. […]
Posted on 21.11.2017
How artificial intelligence will shape the future of diabetes
According to the latest estimates of the WHO, 422 million people suffer from diabetes worldwide, and the number is growing steadily. As someone who is passionate about using eHealth to solve the biggest challenges in modern healthcare, diabetes stands out as one of the defining problems of our era. Managing diabetes well is essential to […]
Posted on 26.04.2017
Two Major Privacy Challenges Facing Medtech Companies
I recently sat down with Peter Blenkinsop, a Partner at DrinkerBiddle, an expert on data privacy and one of the panelists at our upcoming GMTCC Conference (Amsterdam, May 3-4), to get his take on the biggest privacy law challenges currently facing Medtech companies. Peter pointed to two trends that are changing the Medtech sector and provided insight on how privacy […]
Posted on 11.01.2017
Great expectations for 2017
As ‘thinking season’ kicks off, the focus is on how technology and big data can deliver better value healthcare to more people than ever before. January is a time for reflection, planning and predicting what lies ahead. It’s the season for assessing the mega-trends that will shape our future and working out how we will […]
Posted on 31.08.2016
Evidence-based guidance is key to pushing medtech innovation
I’m greatly looking forward to the European MedTech Forum meeting in Brussels in December, where I’ll be talking at the plenary about payers and hospitals aligning expectations and sharing values. I’ll also be taking part in a panel session on personalised and precision technologies. NICE is ideally placed to help the medical technology and […]
Posted on 10.06.2016
Health systems produce value for citizens, the economy and society
This blog is part 7 of a series on MEAT Value-Based Procurement, an initiative that advocates a shift from price-based procurement towards value-based procurement in healthcare. It does so by defining a Best Price Quality Ratio method within the Most Economically Advantageous Tendering (MEAT) framework put forward in the European Public Procurement directive. Read part 1, part 2, part […]
Posted on 27.04.2016
Can the EU directive on public procurement encourage value-based procurement in healthcare?
This blog is part 6 of a series on the MEAT value-based procurement project, an initiative that advocates towards a shift from price-based procurement towards value-based procurement. It does so by defining a Most Economically Advantageous Tendering (MEAT) framework that includes the value of medical technologies, services and solutions in procurement processes across Europe. Read part 1, part […]
Posted on 20.01.2016
Primary Care in the New Health Economy
Global healthcare systems confound consumers and clinicians alike and cost more each year. Overall, we spend nearly US$10 trillion globally on healthcare with a wide disparity of access and outcomes. Chronic health conditions are increasing in incidence and prevalence in developed and emerging markets, further taxing clinicians, payers and hospitals. To serve growing populations of […]
Posted on 06.01.2016
Building a healthier and happier world
I was delighted to speak at the 2015 European MedTech Forum. This event is always a great opportunity to connect with old friends and colleagues and to be part of lively and innovative debates. This year, I had the opportunity to discuss the need for a new healthcare system in order to build a healthier […]