Did Medtronic sell an unsafe product? (Star Tribune - Business)
Under fire, the company looks to a top researcher to answer questions about its big seller Infuse.
For Dr. Harlan Krumholz, numbers tell stories.
The pioneering Yale University cardiologist's medical sleuthing -- called "outcomes research" -- involves studying how sick people are treated, then analyzing the results for clues on how to better care for them, often in a more-efficient and cheaper way.
His methods have attracted wide attention. Forbes magazine called him "the most powerful doctor you nev...