CHICAGO, July 27 /PRNewswire/ Eric D. Hargan, a former Deputy Secretary and Regulatory Policy Officer with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has joined the 135-attorney Chicago office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Hargan, now a shareholder in the firm's Health and FDA Business Practice, was a partner with [...]
Leading experts in health policy and the economics of health care gathered in Washington, D.C. today to discuss the long-term viability of cost containment measures in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, such as prevention and disease management, in an environment with increasing downward fiscal pressures (see also Chronic Disease)."While the health reform law [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it has approved the Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMT) to improve vision in some patients with end-stage, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) (see also Epithelial Cells).Surgically implanted in one eye, the IMT is a small telescope that replaces the natural lens and provides an image that has been magnified more [...]
Key Delivery Reforms Paramount to Program Success WASHINGTON(BUSINESS WIRE) Leading experts in health policy and the economics of health care gathered in Washington, D.C. today to discuss the long-term viability of [...]
These prestigious awards, each independently selected by distinguished leaders from our field, honor new and established leaders whose research advances policy and practice to improve health and health care," said W. David Helms, Ph.D., president and CEO of AcademyHealth (see also Quality of Care).The following awards will be presented at the 2010 Annual Research Meeting, [...]
With years of senior-level experience at the FDA, he brings legal, regulatory and enforcement insight to nation’s #1 ranked health law practice WASHINGTON, D.C.(BUSINESS WIRE) McDermott [...]
Participating Hospitals, Industry Experts Share Successes in Preventing Hospital-Acquired Conditions, Reducing Costs Through Proper Resource Utilization and Improving the Patient Experience CHARLOTTE, N.C.(BUSINESS WIRE) As healthcare providers prepare for [...]
Participating Hospitals, Industry Experts Share Successes in Preventing Hospital-Acquired Conditions, Reducing Costs Through Proper Resource Utilization and Improving the Patient Experience CHARLOTTE, N.C.(BUSINESS WIRE) Fourth graph, first sentence should [...]
Device designed to help those with end-stage, age-related macular degenerationSILVER SPRING, Md., July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it has approved the Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMT) to improve vision in some patients with end-stage, age-related macular degeneration (AMD).(Logo: (Logo: Surgically implanted in one eye, the IMT is a small [...]
FDA Approves First Implantable Miniature Telescope to Improve Sight of AMD PatientsDevice designed to help those with end-stage, age-related macular degenerationSILVER SPRING, Md., July 6 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it has approved the Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMT) to improve vision in some patients with end-stage, age-related macular degeneration (AMD).Surgically implanted [...]
