From government policy to market shifts, value-based care initiatives are driving change, and some see the challenges as opportunity

Ironically, there is a greater need for a cartilage replacement technology in the ankle than in the knee, reports Richard Ferkel, MD, in a video interview with BioMedGPS at 2016 ICRS. The frequency of OCD lesions of the talar dome is about 5X greater than in the knee based on Ferkel's experience, who emphasizes the need for a single stage cartilage repair technology.

SmartTRAK is pleased to announce that its Advanced Wound Care Market Intelligence data now includes both Europe and Asia. 

AAOS Shifts Focus From Efficacy to Cost

The American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) has shifted their focus from efficacy to costs in their offensive against intra-articular hyaluronic acid therapy

SmartTRAK is inviting its subscribers and colleagues to a special event, the Wound Care Innovation Symposium, being held during EWMA (European Wound Management Association) in Amsterdam on May 4, 2017 from 3pm to 7pm. Susan Paquette, Vice President and General Manager of Wound, SmartTRAK-BioMedGPS, will be presenting the "State of the Wound Care Market" during the event. The full agenda can be found at Symposium Agenda.

Susan Paquette, BioMedGPS/SmartTRAK, President and General Manager Wound, shared trends in Global Advanced Wound Care, at SAWC ( Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Spring) in San Diego, CA during SmartTRAK's private Executive Briefing on April 5, 2017.

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Susan Paquette, BioMedGPS/SmartTRAK, President and General Manager Wound sharing Advanced Trends in the Wound Dressing Market, at SAWC in San Diego during SmartTRAK's private Executive Briefing on April 5, 2017.

In an interview with BioMedGPS, Medtronic’s Marshall Stanton, MD discussed the Company’s strategies for gaining back market share in spinal cord stimulation and ongoing efforts to find the sweet spot in treating chronic intractable pain.