MARKINTEL PULSE – WEEKLY MEDTECH, IMAGING & DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEF – May 16, 2025
AI breaks out of the lab—and into clinical ops, policy, and even the iPhone. May 16, 2025. One Big Thing In one seven-day span we saw: Why it matters: Clinical, regulatory, and consumer frontiers converged this week—underscoring that competitive advantage now hinges on execution speed in AI adoption and ecosystem partnerships rather than on algorithms […]
MARKINTEL PULSE – WEEKLY MEDTECH, IMAGING & DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEF – May 9, 2025
AI imaging graduates from “single feature” to enterprise platform – May 9, 2025 One Big Thing FDA stands up a Chief AI Officer and mandates generative-AI adoption across every center by 30 June 2025. Marketstrat modeling shows a 10-15 % uplift in 2025 AI-device clearances, pulling an estimated $430 M of imaging-AI revenue one quarter […]
MARKINTEL PULSE – WEEKLY MEDTECH, IMAGING & DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEF – May 2, 2025
Payment momentum meets oncology-AI arms race ONE BIG THING Medicare moves from rhetoric to rules on imaging-AI payment Draft legislative language circulating in both the House and Senate directs CMS to publish a transitional payment framework for FDA-cleared imaging algorithms within 12 months. The aim is to define a temporary coding and reimbursement structure so […]
MARKINTEL PULSE – WEEKLY MEDTECH, IMAGING & DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEF – APRIL 25, 2025
April 25, 2025 A. Executive Narrative – “From Hype to Hard Edges” Last week felt like a turning point. Two long-standing bottlenecks—payment and adaptive-AI regulation—finally got real solutions. Washington introduced a bipartisan bill (S. 1399) to place FDA-cleared AI algorithms into a 5-year Medicare “New-Tech” payment lane, while AdvaMed’s 19-page AI Policy Roadmap urged Congress […]
MARKINTEL PULSE – WEEKLY MEDTECH, IMAGING & DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEF
April 18, 2025 The “One Big Thing” Regulators green‑lighted a record seven imaging or therapeutic AI devices in one week while Congress introduced the bipartisan Health Tech Investment Act to guarantee Medicare payment for FDA‑cleared AI tools. Translation: the two biggest barriers to clinical AI adoption—regulatory uncertainty and reimbursement—are falling in rapid succession. Market‑ready vendors now face a […]
RadNet Acquires iCAD: A Synergistic Leap in AI-Powered Breast Imaging
April 16, 2025 Introduction & Context On April 15, 2025, RadNet, Inc. announced plans to acquire iCAD, Inc. in an all-stock transaction—folding iCAD’s breast imaging AI solutions into RadNet’s DeepHealth digital health division. The day after, RadNet leadership and iCAD executives held a call to expand on the deal’s rationale, synergy opportunities, and how it […]
MARKINTEL PULSE: WEEKLY MEDTECH, IMAGING & DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEF – April 11, 2025
April 11, 2025 Welcome to this week’s Markintel Pulse, your inside track on MedTech, imaging, and digital health. We’re leading with news on a pivotal trial for a fully disposable robotic catheter that could reshape endovascular procedures. Also inside: new integrated PACS enhancements, extended-wear CGMs, and a fresh wave of funding for novel ortho and […]
A Go-to-Market (GTM) Playbook for Medical Imaging Companies in a Tariff-Constrained World
April 10, 2025 In a sudden escalation, the United States and China have each imposed massive tariffs on each other’s goods, with the US placing a temporary hold on further tariff increases for other countries. Specifically: For medical imaging—where supply chains often rely on Chinese components or final assembly—this environment is a drastic departure from […]
ACC.25 Chicago Key Takeaways
Markintel Insights | Powered by Marketstrat March 29-31, 2025 Executive Summary The American College of Cardiology’s 2025 Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25) in Chicago confirmed a clear pivot in cardiovascular care: therapy innovations are moving well beyond conventional pharmacology and stent technology, toward integrated solutions bridging cardiometabolic treatments, AI-driven diagnostics, and value-based care models. Attendance returned […]
MARKINTEL PULSE: WEEKLY MEDTECH, IMAGING & DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEF – April 4, 2025
April 4, 2025 1) ONE BIG THING: TARIFFS HIT MEDTECH The Short Version: President Trump’s sweeping new “reciprocal tariff” plan—effective April 5 (10% universal import tariff), plus higher (20–34%+) rates on imports from China, the EU, Japan, and others—is sending shockwaves through the medical imaging and broader MedTech sectors. While pharmaceuticals were exempt, medical devices […]
