DFINE taps new president and CEO. CMS Program Integrity chief Peter Budetti steps down. FDA searching for new chief information officer. More personnel announcements from Endo Health Solution, STAAR Surgical and Solulink.

Japanese authority approves St. Jude’s MRI-safe pacemaker and Edwards’ Sapien XT, the first transcatheter aortic valve approved in that country. More new products.

The agency is taking steps to help companies prepare for the new physician payment disclosure mandates, which officials are now referring to as the “Open Payment Program,” while also getting ready to enforce the rules.