Rubenfire Adam
Mod Healthc. 2017 Apr;47(17):30-31.
From user fees and the medical device tax to increased worries about cyberattacks, 2017 is shaping up to be a busy year for the medical device industry. Having just completed his two-year term as Advanced Medical Technology Association board chairman, Vincent Forlenza is bullish on the industry's ability to tackle these priority issues. As CEO of Becton, Dickinson and Co., Forlenza supports the current iteration of medical device user-fee amendments in front of Congress. He also said the industry will continue to push for repealing the Affordable Care Act's medical device tax, either as part of full replacement bill or a stand- alone measure. Forlenza recently sat down with Modern Healthcare's Adam Rubenfire to talk about his tenure as AdvaMed chair and how the industry can support customers in a changing healthcare environment. The following is an edited transcript.
从用户费用、医疗器械税到对网络攻击日益增加的担忧，2017年对医疗器械行业来说将是繁忙的一年。刚刚结束了两年的先进医疗技术协会董事会主席任期的文森特·福伦扎，对该行业应对这些优先问题的能力持乐观态度。作为碧迪医疗公司的首席执行官，福伦扎支持国会面前当前版本的医疗器械用户费用修正案。他还表示，该行业将继续推动废除《平价医疗法案》中的医疗器械税，要么作为全面替代法案的一部分，要么作为一项独立措施。福伦扎最近与《现代医疗保健》杂志的亚当·鲁本法尔坐下来，谈论他担任美国医疗器械制造商协会主席的任期，以及该行业在不断变化的医疗环境中如何支持客户。以下是经过编辑的访谈记录。
