Carolyn LaWell, Author at ORTHOWORLD

Orthopaedics Expects Positive Impact from U.S. Tax Reform

Companies throughout the orthopaedic supply chain stand to benefit from the U.S.'s lowered Federal corporate tax, setting up industry stakeholders to invest in themselves in 2018. We expect that companies will invest their kept earnings in research and development, job creation and potentially, mergers and acquisitions.

Jan 17, 2018

OTA Recap: Trauma Surgeon Identifies Areas for Device Improvement

Industry Voices Surgeon Interviews

Two of the greater challenges that trauma surgeons face today are an increased number of complex fractures and complications from fractures. Michael D. McKee, M.D., Program Chair of the Annual Meeting, outlined four trending surgeon issues that device companies could consider for product enhancement.

Nov 17, 2017

Additive, Materials and Robotics Remain Spine Companies’ Product Focus

Executive Insights Industry Voices

Topics that resonated in exhibit hall conversations and surgeon presentations at NASS 2017 were advancements in additive manufacturing, replacement or coating of traditional PEEK and the adoption of robotics and navigation. We chose five of our conversations to recap, including Mazor, Stryker and Zimmer Biomet, because they speak to the aforementioned technology trends and give insight into future product launches.

Nov 16, 2017

Bruce Stroever on 30 Years of Leadership at MTF

Executive Insights Industry Voices

In his nearly 30 years with MTF, Bruce Stroever has watched the entity grow to more than 1,100 employees and over $400 million in annual revenue. An ORTHOWORLD Member, we asked Mr. Stroever to share how he has experienced success.

Oct 19, 2017

Bone Solutions CEO Offers Startups Product Launch Advice

Executive Insights Industry Voices

We spoke to Bone Solutions CEO, Drew Diaz, about topics ranging from data collection to struggles for startups and the future of orthopaedic technology.

Oct 17, 2017

NuVasive Founder Talks Minimally Invasive Surgery

Executive Insights Industry Voices

Minimally invasive surgical (MIS) products are a staple of todays spine company portfolios. In anticipation of new devices to be launched at the NASS Annual Meeting, we asked James F. Marino, M.D., a thought leader in MIS and founder of companies NuVasive and Trinity Orthopedics, about the technologies.

Sep 18, 2017

Reimbursement: What Payors Want

Actionable Advice Industry Voices

The complexity of reimbursement may be great, but the burden may be lessened if you begin with the end in mind and know what you're up against and make good choices throughout the process.

Jul 21, 2017

Top Orthopaedic Device Companies: Ranking #6 to #15

Market Analysis The Numbers

In this article, we look at such activity from the ten companies that represent #6 through #15 on our list of the largest device companies ranked by revenue.

Jul 21, 2017

Value Analysis Committees: Develop Your Own

Actionable Advice Industry Voices

The influence of hospital VACs has created a market access risk that you must consider when assessing new technologies-before product development begins. How do you reduce that risk?

Jul 21, 2017

Orthopaedics’ Focus on Value Drives Shifts in Sales, Surgery Sites, Technology

Competitive Landscape Market Drivers

Value-based healthcare is driving today's business decisions, from people to place of surgery to product. The OMTEC 2017 opening Keynote Panel affirmed that fact as they predicted the companies and technologies that will lead orthopaedics in 2025.

Jun 23, 2017

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