Brad Smith, the former CEO of Aspire Health, a home-based palliative-care company, was appointed director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) at the US Medicare agency CMS.
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has appointed Brad Smith, a former palliative-care firm CEO, to serve as director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), a subdivision of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Smith, who was given the role on 6 January, will also serve as senior advisor to Secretary of Health Alex...
This week, the FDA announced a new head of its device evaluation office; synthetic genomics firm Constructive Bio landed $58m in funding; and Natera got a permanent injuction against NeoGenomics Labs' RaDaR assay.
Tim Schmid, executive VP and worldwide chairman of J&J MedTech, expects Shockwave, acquired in April, and Abiomed, purchased in late 2022, to be “long-term gems” for the company. Cardiovascular is among higher-growth segments where J&J has concentrated investments in recent years, along with robotic surgical systems.
The US FDA has published a trio of draft guidance documents for its Assessment Scheme for Conformity Program, which began as a pilot in September 2020 to capitalize on the role of standards in the regulation of medical devices.
Inari Medical is updating use instructions for a clot-removing catheter due to the potential for serious adverse effects, including death.
AdvaMed president Scott Whitaker said the group is focused on the need for tariff stability in conversations with the Trump administration. The organization remains optimistic about other policy areas. New chairman and ResMed CEO Mick Farrell laid out his five priorities.
Class III devices and panel-track supplements approved by US FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Data derived from FDA.gov. Updated weekly.
AdvaMed president Scott Whitaker said the group is focused on the need for tariff stability in conversations with the Trump administration. The organization remains optimistic about other policy areas. New chairman and ResMed CEO Mick Farrell laid out his five priorities.
