How Can Medical Innovators Build a Case for Reimbursement?

Perspectives on Medical Reimbursement By JR Associates Coverage. Coding. Payment. These three factors deeply influence reimbursement for every new medical technology product. But there are no “cookie cutter” solutions. Because the reimbursement landscape is so complex and time consuming, it’s smart to start preparing for reimbursement as early as possible in the business planning and product development process. But…

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Autism Investment Conference Session Notes

Jo Ellen Slurzberg_Reimbursement Strategies Autism Investment Conference

Perspectives on Medical Reimbursement By JR Associates Continuing its efforts to cultivate a marketplace of innovation that better serves those affected by autism, Autism Speaks recently hosted its third annual Autism Investment Conference in Boston. Our VP of Global Health Policy, Jo Ellen Slurzberg, was among the nearly 200 investors, entrepreneurs, healthcare advocates and corporate…

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Bundled Payments: Implications for Medical Device & Drug/Biologic Companies

Bundled Payments for Medical Technology

Perspectives on Medical Reimbursement By JR Associates Recently, the trade press and mainstream news have been paying a lot of attention to bundled payments. Stories have focused primarily on how this shift in medical reimbursement will affect patients, providers and payers. Payers and provider networks are creating internal systems to identify the cost of treating…

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ICD-10 Impact on Cardiac Rhythm Management Procedure Coding

ICD 10 Impact on Cardiac Rhythm Management

Perspectives on Medical Reimbursement Issues By JR Associates Whitepaper: Impact of ICD-10 on Coding and Reimbursement for Cardiac Rhythm Management Procedures Authors: • Beth Bontemps, MSN, RN, NP, CCS Senior Consultant, JR Associates, Inc. • Rayellen Gilles, Customer Experience, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Summary: By October 1, 2013, all U.S. healthcare providers are required to…

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Medical Device Innovation: Is a Code Necessary for Commercial Adoption?

Perspectives on Medical Reimbursement By JR Associates For some medical devices, more than one reimbursement pathway may be viable. And, as JR Associates recently explained to Medical Device Daily, that could be the case for the Dune MarginProbe – a system that delivers real-time breast cancer detection in the operating room, by helping surgeons assess…

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Coding For Hypothermia; Clarifying New Standards

Perspectives on Medical Reimbursement By JR Associates Reprinted from The Society of Critical Care Medicine Contributing Authors: Kim Norton* Managing Partner, Argenta Advisors Seattle, Washington, USA Judy Rosenbloom** President, JR Associates Reseda, California, USA George A. Sample, MD*** Washington Hospital Center Washington, D.C. In 2005, the American Heart Association published guidelines (Class IIa and IIb)…

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