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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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Amyvid & Alzheimers Lesson: FDA Approval Is Not A Coverage Guarantee

Perspectives on Medical Reimbursement By JR Associates The path to advancements in disease detection and treatment is notoriously complex, circuitous and costly. However, even after FDA approval, there are no guarantees of reimbursement through CMS coverage. This is an essential lesson in the case of Eli Lilly’s Amyvid PET scan imaging agent, which is used…

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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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JR Associates Adds VP Global Health Policy

New Consultant Position Solidifies Reimbursement Consulting Firm’s Commitment to International Clients Los Angeles, CA — June 30, 2011 — JR Associates, reimbursement advisors to some of the world’s most innovative medical device companies, today announced that Jo Ellen Slurzberg has joined the firm as Vice President, Global Health Policy. With decades of extraordinary reimbursement accomplishments…

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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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ASE Chooses Judy Rosenbloom As Reimbursement Consultant

Los Angeles—July 2005—The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) today announced that JR Associates founder and president, Judy Rosenbloom, has been named Coding and Reimbursement Consultant. On an ongoing basis, Rosenbloom will provide strategic consulting for the ASE membership. A former ASE board member and Advocacy Committee member, Rosenbloom is deeply familiar with ASE’s structure and…

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Biomoda Readies Products To Assist Insurer Reimbursement

Outsourcing Partner Speeds Entry Into Commercial Cancer Detection and Treatment Market Albuquerque, N.M. — (Business Wire), June 30, 2004 — Biomoda, Inc. announced today that it has contracted with reimbursement consulting firm, JR Associates, to help advance Biomoda’s patented biopharmaceutical products. Primarily, JR Associates consultants will investigate the potential for securing positive coverage, coding, and payment by Medicare and commercial…

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