Five predictions for medtech in 2016

by Brian Chapman The holidays are the perfect time for reflection. It’s time to think about the year and the accomplishments of the past, and especially to contemplate the future. It’s in this spirit that I want to offer my five predictions for medtech in 2016. Tech Companies Will Rise to Prominence in Healthcare Reading the press, this might not seem like such a controversial prediction. Every day there’s another article about Apple, Google, Philips, Fitbit—tech companies large and small flocking to apply their disruptive mindsets and agile creativity to the musty establishment of old-world healthcare. It seems natural that the world’s productivity engine should set its sights on healthcare. But if Uber thought that Paris cabbies were tough, just wait until a tech company runs headlong into the FDA or tries to navigate the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We’ve seen quite a few great ideas stymied by stodgy, old-school thinking, not to mention legitimate quality questions. But with so many great ideas circulating, and such a tremendous amount of resources backing the solutions, isn’t it inevitable? I might be a bit premature in calling 2016 the year of tech’s rise to prominence in the healthcare space given the labyrinthine world of regulation and reimbursement, but why not make it interesting? Diagnostics Will Get Closer to Pharma I used to explain to colleagues why companion diagnostics are so hard and why even the pharma companies that o...
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