Super-Bug Technology Draws High-Tech Attention
The Wall Street Journal's Venture Capital Dispatch: Hospitals Investigate Start-Up Technologies For Superbug DisinfectionThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has said 2012 will be the year that hospitals should start paying to treat infections contracted on their premises. Many investors have the issue pegged as a janitorial concern, and not necessarily the purview of high-tech gadgets. But others see an enormous unmet need, where several small companies are vying to unseat giants like Johnson & Johnson in a potentially lucrative field. Hospitals are now turning to esoteric technologies–including robots that use xenon ultraviolet light technology–to combat the germs (Hay, 8/1). This is part of the Morning Briefing, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription.
