January/February 2003
MX Magazine
Selected Contents
EDITOR'S PAGE
COVER STORY
Remolding
a Leader
Interview by Steve Halasey
Leadership counts—and not just on the bottom line. Company
leadership can influence the direction of a marketplace and its investors,
making available resources that would otherwise have gone into other sectors or
industries. And personal leadership can encourage companies to take on
challenges well beyond those of an already competitive marketplace.
Sidebars: Building
on a Patent | Leadership—by
the Numbers
Expanded
version of this article.
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MARKET ANALYSIS
The
Medtech Outlook for 2003
Economic
recovery and continued growth seem the likely outcomes for most medtech
companies—but perhaps not for everyone.
Sidebar: Participants
Expanded
version of this article.
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FINANCE
When
Earnings
Can Wait
Mark
Speers, Nathan Harrington, Brian Chan
Early-stage
medtech companies may maximize shareholder value in the long run by forgoing
profits in the short run.
Sidebar:
The
Terminology of Statistical Analysis
BUSINESS PLANNING & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
A
Risk Management Approach to HIPAA Remediation
Patrick Quirk
With a series
of orderly steps, medical technology organizations can accomplish the tasks
needed to bring them into HIPAA compliance on time.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
Getting
the Most out of Customer Data
Amy
Valley and Joseph McGee
An
enterprisewide analytics software package can bring competitive advantage and
enhance customer loyalty.
GOVERNMENTAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS
Keeping
Secrets
Joel D. Covelman
Recent court
rulings about employee confidentiality make noncompetition agreements more
important than ever.
INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATIONS
Promoting
True Healthcare Reform in Japan
Marjory
E. Searing
AdvaMed
offers medical technology as a palatable solution to Japan’s healthcare
crisis.
TOPSPIN
Fight
or Join Forces?
Brad
Sorenson and Dan Goldberger
By seeking common ground, medical device company executives
can avoid patent infringement litigation and advance shared strategic
objectives.
