Monthly Archives: July 2018

  Today's Top Story Medical device security guidance sought Following a request for information (RFI) from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, comments by many industry members support an appeal for Congress to provide financial support, guidance, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards for medical device security. The American Hospital Association said bolstering cybersecurity can be difficult due to legacy systems that are not easy or cost effective to fix. The American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives estimated [...]

  Today's Top Story Robotic-arm assisted TKA may improve outcomes Robotic-arm assisted total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may be associated with better outcomes compared to conventional jig-based TKA, according to a study published online in The Journal of Bone & Joint Journal. The prospective cohort study included 40 consecutive patients who underwent conventional jig-based TKA followed by 40 consecutive patients receiving robotic-arm assisted TKA. A single surgeon performed all surgical procedures using the medial parapatellar approach with identical implant [...]

  Today's Top Story CMS releases 2017 Open Payments data The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Open Payments data for 2017. Data were disclosed by 1,525 manufacturers and group purchasing organizations related to payments and transfers of value provided to physicians and teaching hospitals, as well as ownership or investment interests held by physicians and their immediate family. CMS reported an $8.40 billion value in more than 11.5 million records, which is slightly lower than [...]