CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight's Blog – September 2009 Archive (16)

CIMIT Innovation Congress 2009 ... 27-28 October ... 5 Confirmed Keynotes ...

Colleagues,

The CIMIT (Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology) Innovation Congress is the premier event catalyzing innovations in medical device technology. It's the only place where academia, government, industry, and the military convene to learn and network with national leaders who are shaping tomorrow's healthcare solutions.

CIMIT is a non-profit consortium of connecting the problem-rich environment of Boston teaching hospitals with the… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 29, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

California Healthcare Institute (CHI) Podcast Helps Entrepreneurs Find New Sources of Funding ... Features MedTech-IQ, Co-Founder, Conrad Clyburn

Colleagues,

I recently had an opportunity to participate in a podcast produced by the California Healthcare Institute (CHI). CHI is an independent organization devoted to researching and advocating policy to forward the interests of California’s biomedical community. CHI has built a membership of over 250 leading biomedical companies, academic and research institutions and companies involved in supporting the biomedical community. See links below to the podcast, information on CHI,… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 28, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Blogging from 30,000 feet ... Enroute to ATA Mid-Year, Palm Springs, California

Colleagues,

This is my first in-flight email to the MedTech-IQ communuty, and I like it! I am on a Delta Airlines flight, currently passing Las Vegas on our right, on the way to California. The new in-flight Internet Service, "GoGo", seems to work well, and is free during this introductory period. Later it will be $9.95 per flight, or $12.95 for unlimited 24 hour access.

The ATA (American Telemedicine Association) Mid-Year meeting will feature talks on the changing… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 22, 2009 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Guest Blog: Luke Timmerman...How Did Calypso Medical Raise $50M? The Story Behind Seattle’s Biggest VC Deal of 2009

Colleagues,

Interesting blog from Luke Timmerman of Xconomy Venture Capital. Luke Timmerman is the National Biotechnology Editor for Xconomy. You can e-mail him at ltimmerman@xconomy.com, call 206-624-2374, or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ldtimmerman. ...

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Word out of Calypso Medical Technologies the past year hasn’t been what most… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 18, 2009 at 5:17pm — 1 Comment

Top 15 U.S. Hospitals by Gross Revenues

Colleagues,

As reported by FireceHealthcare ... the top 15 U.S. hospitals based on 2008 statistics compiled from the American Hospital Directory...

1. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Gross Patient Revenue: $9,293,788,259

Total Staffed Beds: 1,602

Total Patient Days: 462,228

2. The Cleveland Clinic

Location: Cleveland, OH

Gross Patient Revenue: $7,743,079,051

Total Staffed… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 18, 2009 at 11:42am — No Comments

New Books ... Recommended Reading From MedTech-IQ!

Colleagues,

In the continuing quest to bring you the 3C's of "Content, Community & Collaboration" please see our latest list of recommended books.

For your convenience, you can order a selection directly, if you choose, thru The "MedTech-IQ" Recommended Reading Center carousel. The book carousel is located on the "MedTech-IQ" homepage, just under "Latest… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 17, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Guest Blog: Bootstrapping Our Way Back From the Collapse

Colleagues,

Please see excellent blog post from Sramana Mitra in Xconomy. Sramana is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. She has founded three companies and writes a business blog, Sramana Mitra on Strategy. Her latest book is Entrepreneur Journeys: Bootstrapping: Weapon Of Mass Reconstruction, see MedTech-IQ recommednded… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 15, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Getting Started: New Apps, Twitter Like Feature and Thank You in Advance!

MedTech-IQ Member,

Thank you for joining us at the MedTech-IQ community. The home of the 3C's ... “Content, Community & Collaboration”. We are dedicated to translating medical technology from “Laboratory to Market” with a special focus on government funding, private capital and "Triple Helix" T2 (Technology Transfer) best practices. We hope you are finding it useful.

There is a lot new to explore @… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 14, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Top 10 Government Social Networking Sites to Keep You in the Loop!

Colleagues,

As reported in Federal Computer Week ... these are the government IT social-networking sites that will do a good job of keeping you in the loop & on the cutting edge!

1. GovLoop -- GovLoop has rapidly established itself as the pre-eminent location on the Web where government people can meet and interact with like-minded souls.

2. Gov… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 14, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

U.S. Medical Automation Technology Market Poised to Double by 2014

Colleagues,

As reported by Telemedicine and e-Health News Alert ... The market for medical automation technology is expected to grow by almost 80% from this year to 2014, according to a report by BCC Research. “Medical Automation Technologies, Products and Markets” forecasts an annual growth rate of 12.2%, increasing the market from $13.1 billion in 2009 to $23.2 billion in five years. The greatest degree of growth will be seen in the logistic and training segment, which will rise… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 11, 2009 at 10:34am — No Comments

Lessons on Social Neworks From the Pentagon ... Benefits & Risks

Colleagues,

In an interesting, and thought provoking article from Government Computer News, they have assembled a team of experts to describe both the advantages and risks of social networks.

The article analyzes these benefits & costs within the context of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). But many of these lessons apply to any social network, including ours here at MedTech-IQ.

Social networks are a great development. They vastly improve our… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 11, 2009 at 9:43am — No Comments

Intriguing Job Opportunity ... Media Relations Director ... Health Related Organization

Colleagues,

Thank you to MedTech-IQ member, Adrian, for this posting ...

Please contact me (click my link to follow) if you, or a referral you would like to make, is interested. My link is: CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 10, 2009 at 2:25pm — 1 Comment

New Member Update ... Who Are We? ... What Do We Do? ... What's New? (PART 2)

Colleagues,

In the continuing quest to accelerate our collective ability to translate medical technology from laboratory to market, we remain committed to delivering the 3C's of "Content, Community & Collaboration" to the "MedTech-IQ" community.

Please find below Part 2 of the New Member update. As is our custom, we divide new members by their self identified choice of "Triple Helix" sector ... Academia, Industry or Government.

Remember… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 7, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

New Member Update ... Who Are We? ... What Do We Do? ... How Can We Help! (PART 1)

Colleagues,

In the continuing quest to bring you the 3Cs of "Content, Community & Collaboration", MedTech-IQ continues to attract new members by "word of mouth".

So, what does a typical day at MedTech-IQ look like?

According to Google analytics, we have 773 active members. On the 27th of August 2009, we had 266 visitors, 152 which were returning members, and 114 new visitors. Combined the visitors spent an average of 7 minutes and 25 seconds on… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 7, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

New Defense Medical Research and Development Program (DMRDP) ... Opens With $97 million in Fiscal Year 2010

Colleagues,

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Defense Health Program Medical Research and Development Office is soliciting proposals for the Defense Medical Research and Development Program (DMRDP) Applied Research and Advanced Technology Development Awards to be funded beginning in fiscal year 2010 (FY10)...The DMRDP Applied Research and Advanced Technology Development Award is being offered for the first time in FY10 ...and anticipates that approximately $97… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 2, 2009 at 4:12pm — 2 Comments

U.S. Health Information Technology (IT) Spending to Approach $10 billion by 2014

Colleagues,

As reported in Telemedicine and eHealth News Alert ... Money provided under the economic stimulus law will help state and federal governments increase health information technology spending by $7.6 billion to $9.6 billion by 2014, according to a report by market research firm INPUT.

Much of that spending will be directed toward purchase of electronic health record (EHR) systems, according to “Health IT Transformation: FY2009-FY2014 State and Local Market… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 2, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments