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Integrating a CMS Reimbursement Strategy 
into Your FDA Planning Process

Recorded Thursday, August 11, 2005  

Background
Planning for reimbursement by CMS is as important as planning for clearance by FDA.  Medical device firms may now have to satisfy CMS in structuring their clinical trials, conducting their post-approval studies and implementing their product launch strategies. To learn about FDA and CMS requirements, register for  “Integrating a CMS Reimbursement Strategy into Your FDA Planning Process.”

What You Will Learn
·         What CMS is and how it works
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The type of evidence CMS expects from device firms
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The steps required for getting your product covered and reimbursed
·         In what areas CMS and FDA coordinate their activities
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How you should plan your clinical trials to satisfy the reviewers in both agencies
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How regulatory professionals should approach this process

What You Will Get:
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Organizational charts with the key players
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Flow chart on how the process works
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Handouts with key definitions

Faculty:
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Carol Kelly, Director, Office of Policy, in CMS Administrator’s Office
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Ron Milhorn, former Senior Policy Analyst with CMS’s Coverage & Analysis Group
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Phil Phillips, former Dep. Dir. For Science and Regulatory Policy at CDRH’s ODE
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Stephanie Mensh, Senior Reimbursement Advisor, with King & Spalding
·         Ron Geigle, of Polidais, a Washington policy analysis and public affairs firm
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Nancy Singer, president of Compliance-Alliance 

Order the Audio CD -- $95

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