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Medical devices are embracing wireless communication and internet connectivity to improve patient care and detect early warning signs. Although these devices will significantly improve care, they also bring new risks due to...learn more

Tags:   Nathanael Paul | security | privacy | 510k process | medical devices | medical device security | software design for medical devices | computing infrastructures | wireless communication | patient care

One of the most significant healthcare industry efforts of the 21st century is the national vision of connected and interoperable healthcare infrastructure. Integrating the Health Enterprise (IHE) is a global initiative to...learn more

Tags:   Murali Janakiraman | software design for medical devices | integrating the health enterprise | IHE | IHE standards | interoperability | medical devices | interoperable healthcare infrastructure

The following interviews are part of a Five-Part Series on Marketing Excellence, which draws on landmark IMS research on more than 3,000 new product launches and analysis of 50 in-line brands spanning 10 chronic retail...learn more

Tags:   marketing excellence | pharma marketing excellence | brand excellence | dynamic market | product launch | brand planning | brand growth

Everyone is more familiar with the fact that clinical trials generally are getting larger, more complex and reaching to the farther edges of the globe. Not to mention that the timeframes involved are shrinking! In the world...learn more

Tags:   clinical trials | clinical trial supplies | clinical supply chain | supply chain | clinical supply inventory chain | clinical trial supply management | Electronic Data Capture | EDC | clinical trials outsourcing

This article will focus on critical RE & FM outsourcing success factors in the context of a dynamic and rapidly maturing global RE & FM supplier market. We will highlight how companies can capture opportunities...learn more

Tags:   RE & FM outsourcing | outsourcing | outsourcing initiatives | Real Estate and Facilities Management | change management | contracts | supplier relationship management | outsourcing success | contract terms | pricing | Nicole Ballard | Rakesh Kishan | UMS Advisory

Interview first published in “CIO Leadership,” an AIM Media Business Briefing “CIO Leadership” talks to Jonathan Hughes, of Vantage Partners, about how companies and suppliers can best foster the...learn more

Tags:   CIO Leadership (CIO) | Jonathan Hughes | Vantage Partners | SRM Risks | SRM Governance | supplier relationship management | SRM | relationship management | outsourcing

At a time when clinical trials demand increasingly complex supply chain support, managing the special challenges associated with scheduled drugs requires meticulous planning, a thorough understanding of government...learn more

Tags:   clinical supply chain | supply chain strategies | export | packaging requirements

Today, there is tremendous opportunity within the manufacturing practices and processes for pharmaceutical packaging to become more sustainable. Sustainability is approachable from a holistic perspective as a way to...learn more

Tags:   sustainability | pharmaceutical packaging | sustainable pharmaceutical packaging | environmentally friendly | streamlined transportation

Over the past several years, significant safety issues related to infusion pumps have come to FDA’s attention. From 2005 through 2009, FDA received approximately 56,000 reports of adverse events associated with the...learn more

Tags:   FDA | infusion pumps | drug delivery | external infusion pumps

Like all medical procedures, computed tomography (CT), fluoroscopy, and nuclear medicine imaging exams present both benefits and risks. These types of imaging procedures have led to improvements in the diagnosis and...learn more

Tags:   FDA | medical imaging | clinical decision making