July/August 2005
MX Magazine
Selected Contents
EDITOR'S PAGE
COVER STORY
Strength in Diversity
Interview by Steve Halasey
Abbott (Abbott Park, IL), a large multinational corporation, is a player in a range of medtech business areas. In recent years, the complex enterprise has undergone a substantive reshaping that has given the company new focus. In this issue's cover story, Richard A. Gonzalez, president and COO of Abbott's medical products group, explains how that clearer vision is enabling the company's independently organized business units to work synergistically and further the corporate strategy. Gonzalez discusses how the corporate reshaping has driven an impressively resurgent flow of innovation through Abbott's medical product pipeline. In a brief sidebar inverview, Abbott CEO Miles D. White offers another perspective.
Sidebar:
The Corporate View
Expanded Version of this article
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Industry's Case for IT
Thomas N. McCausland
To bring about widespread adoption of health information technologies, significant financial and regulatory barriers will have to be overcome.
BUSINESS PLANNING & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
Today's medtech leaders provide worthy examples of corporate and industry
leadership. Expanded Version of this article Medtech's premier awards program honors top achievements in medical product development. Sidebars:
MDEA at a Glance | Star Suppliers: 2005 MDEA-Winning Contributors
2005 Medtech Executive Profiles
Steve Halasey and Ron Shinkman
2005 Medical Design Excellence Awards
Expanded Version of this article
FINANCE
Medtech's Investing Climate
Barbara A. Wrigley
Medical technology executives still have some work ahead to heat up the interest of potential investors.
Expanded Version of this article
Executive Compensation Reconsidered
Ted Ginsburg
Medical device company boards of directors are improving governance in this area, but more work needs to be done.
Sidebar: Medical Device Corporate Governance Survey
IT IN HEALTHCARE
Coming Closer: The Future of Integrated Healthcare IT
Joseph Vinhais
As the ideal draws nearer to reality, medtech manufacturers should not miss the integration bandwagon.
BUSINESS NEWS
- Competition Showcases Student Product Innovation
- Guidant's Woes Worsen
- Top Medtech Companies Posting Solid Revenue Gains
- Boston Scientific and Aspect Medical Form Brain-Monitoring Alliance
- Different Paths
