Reimbursement
Physicians Not Paid for Outcomes - Yet
Jun 13, 2013
There's plenty of talk in healthcare about outcome-based reimbursement, reducing readmits and otherwise preparing for a healthcare economy based on quality and...
Strategies for Medical Device Manufacturers to Address Hospital Value Analysis
May 07, 2013
The hospital value analysis process for medical devices is evolving to include more formalized committees, more sophisticated metrics, and a greater influence...
Fiscal Cliff Leaves Device Makers in a Bind…and in Limbo
Jan 02, 2013
The passage of a scaled-back fiscal cliff agreement late last week, contained little relief for medical device makers. Key issues remained unresolved, and cuts...
New IVD-Reimbursement Bill Introduced on Capitol Hill
Oct 01, 2012
 A new House bill seeks to improve and update the system for reimbursing IVD manufacturers. The bill, HR 6446, known as the Improving Diagnostic...
The Affordable Care Act Gets Poor Marks from Physicians in Recent Survey
Jun 11, 2012
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will likely not succeed in reducing the cost of healthcare in the United States, according to a recent...
CMS’s Unprecedented TAVR Decision
May 09, 2012
Gottlieb, who is a practicing physician who has also served as a senior policy adviser at CMS, is surprised that the watershed decision hasn’t received a...
Key Stakeholders: The Medical Device Tax Should Be Implemented Responsibly
May 09, 2012
AdvaMed and a collection of healthcare groups have submitted separate comments to IRS regarding the implementation of the medical device tax, which is slated...
The Value of Electronic Health Records for the Life Sciences Industry
Apr 06, 2012
Outcomes-based reimbursement is the future of the health industry, proclaims a recent report from PricewaterhouseCoopers titled “Needles in a haystack:...
Reimbursement and Coverage Strategies Matter, Here’s Why
Dec 08, 2011
The successful launch of a medical device into the inpatient critical care market requires strategic, coordinated planning followed by timely execution of...
MX: Risk Aversion is Risky for Industry
Nov 03, 2010
Last week, I was able to catch Robert Grant, CEO and president, Surgical Business, Bausch & Lomb for an interview. Grant is the keynote speaker at this...