Study Group: Physicians who Perform Procedures Using Vacuum-Assisted Closure from Kinetic Concepts
Council Members in this Study Group: 209
This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
- Louis Rocco
System Director of Purchasing
HALLMARK HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
Louis Rocco is the System Director of Purchasing at Hallmark Health System, in Massachusetts. He has over 25 years of experience in purchasing and has negotiation, analytical, reporting and communication skills in inventory, distribution, purchasing,...
Adam SchaffnerAssistant Professor of Clinical Plastic Surgery
Georgetown University Medical Center - CCAdam D. Schaffner, MD, FACS, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Georgetown University Medical Center. He has previously served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at Weill Cornell Medical College...
- George Deitrick
Assistant Professor of Surgery
MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OFGeorge Deitrick, MD, is the Director of Wound Healing Program at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center (Bronx Veterans Medical Research Foundation) in the Bronx, New York. Dr. Deitrick is a General Surgeon and Spinal Cord Injury Physician. He is also...
- Howard Beaton
Associate Professor of Surgery
Mount Sinai Medical Center (NY)Howard Beaton, MD, is an Attending Surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Previously, he was the Chairman of Surgery at North General and NYU Downtown Hospitals. Dr. Beaton has over 25 years of experience...
- Ronald Reed
Owner
MOBILITY HELP LLCRonald Reed, MD, is the President and Owner of Benchmark Mobility Corporation, a commercial durable medical equipment (DME) services company, headquartered in Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Reed is a member of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology...
GLG NewsSM Analyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)
Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.
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Roche adds to anti-MRSA arsenal in Europe
April 8, 2009
Roche introduces new LightCycler MRSA advanced test in EU | www.roche.com
European healthcare organizations have always been more aggressive in identifying MRSA infections. Europe popularized the "search and destroy" protocol of MRSA containment. This new method by Roche is a valuable addition in this arsenal. I expect the LightCycler MRSA Test by Roche to be popular and very lucrative for Roche.
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A Low Cost EMR System From Wal-Mart?
March 16, 2009
Analysis by: Alan Zaccaria, Plastic Surgeon,Wal-Mart Plans to Market Digital Health Records System | www.nytimes.com
Wal-Mart is one of the top consumer retailers in the country. They have already entered the world of competitive, low cost health care delivery with their $4.00 generic prescriptions and their Nurse Practitioner run clinics--so becoming a warehouse for state-of-the-art electronic medical records (EMR's) is a natural progression. I see this as a great business move for Wal-Mart as they will combine their buying power with Dell's technology expertise, creating an affordable EMR system to revolutionize American medicine.
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Health Care in America--An Ailing Commodity That Doctors Can't Cure
January 30, 2009
Analysis by: Alan Zaccaria, Plastic Surgeon,Perspectives on Health Reform, 17th January 2009 | healthaffairs.org
Fixing the health care system in America is like trying to fix the economy. We keep dumping more and more money into it, only to find ourselves going nowhere. There seems to be a renewed sense of hope with the emergence of a new administration in Washington, but there are no easy solutions. We are a country endeared to our ever increasingly expensive technology, which everyone wants, but only few can afford. We treat everyone who needs medical care, whether or not they can afford it, taking the position that hospitals and doctors will absorb the cost. Well, hospitals and yes doctors, are going out of business. Until the actual issues are looked at and tough decisions are made, we will find ourselves in a situation of a government run, nationalized health care system (ala Canada) which will set medicine in America back to the stone ages.
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High End Medical Devices and Implants Are Not Immune to This Recession
January 22, 2009
Analysis by: Alan Zaccaria, Plastic Surgeon,Medical devices not immune to recession worries | www.boston.com
As America faces one of the worst recessions in history, all businesses suffer, including the health care industry. With the steady rise of unemployment, more and more people are losing their jobs, and with it their health insurance. This has a direct impact on medical device companies, as non-emergent surgical procedures and services are put off as long as possible, thus limiting the usage of their products.
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Bold Contest for a Daunting Problem
October 27, 2008
WellPoint, X Prize launch $10M health care contest | news.yahoo.com
Most people agree that the healthcare system in the United States is in need of a complete overhaul. Unfortunately, the many competing interests in the current system make such overhaul extremely challenging. This contest certainly provides much incentive for the best and brightest to put forth their ideas on how to improve the system. Overcoming the obstacles to implenting such ideas will potentially be the biggest challenge of all. Therefore, I believe the answer to the question "Will it work?" will only come when the healthcare system reaches the same critical threshold that our financial markets recently met.
Members in this Study Group include these company types:
- Academic Medical Center/Hospital or Clinic
- Non-Academic Community Hospital or Clinic
- Office Based Private Practice or Clinic
- Skilled Nursing Facility
- Medical Device/Supplies Distributor
- Government/Military Hospital or Clinic
Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:
- Physician - Attending Physician
- Physician - Director
- Nurse - RN
- Physician - Division Head
- Owner
- President
- Chief Executive Officer
- Director
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