"Hip, hip, hooray! There's a new CPT code! I'm going to get paid!" you gleefully exclaim. "No you're not," health economist Nic Anderson said in this exceptionally valuable $350 consultation. I'm sharing approved, redacted portions of our call (yours...

There are rumours of potential changes to the FDA approval process particularly geared at devices processed through the 510(k) pathway. Will these changes affect reimbursement strategies?If so, how?

"Of the 250 technologies I reviewed, we denied coverage for 67% of them. All were FDA cleared and many came from major medical device manufacturers," said Nic Anderson, formerly the Senior Medical Technology Analyst at Intermountain Health. Which one...

I'm very excited about this one, a free webinar from Elizabeth Brooks entitled "How to Get Past the Value Analysis Committee" at https://medgroup.biz/VAC. I was with a client with great technology and minimal sales. The doctor/co-founder was lamentin...

... would you take a moment and help a young man in our group who wants to learn how you make some decisions. He asks, 1. How does per-procedure reimbursement work from your perspective? 2. How do you decide reimbursement rates? 3. How do you calcula...

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My friend, Mobisante CEO Sailesh Chutani tells this story: "I recently had my annual physical (which I missed the last 4 years). The doctor looked at my age and came up with a list of tests. So I asked what these tests cost. Like 16 million Americans...

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