Medical Development Group Announces May 4, 2011 Forum Event – "Reimbursement Wars: Stories from the Front Lines"

Waltham, MA, April 21, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The Medical Development Group announces its Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Forum entitled “Reimbursement Wars: Stories from the Front Lines.” A successful reimbursement strategy requires command of the principles and practices that determine insurer coverage and payment decisions, mastery of the complexities of multiple Medicare payment methodologies, understanding of the medical billing processes of different types of providers, the ability to build an organization providing support to customers and patients, and superior negotiating and advocacy skills.

Join MDG’s distinguished panel of reimbursement professionals as they recount their experiences, discuss how they address difficult reimbursement issues, and extract the lessons that every medical technology company needs to learn.

Moderator: Edward E. Berger, Ph.D. Principal, Larchmont Strategic Advisors
Panelists: Robin Bostic Vice President for Reimbursement, Thoratec Corporation
Charles Mathews Vice President, Boston Healthcare Associates
Laurel Sweeney Senior Director for Global Reimbursement, Philips Healthcare

Link to event details: MDG Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Forum begins 5:30pm – http://www.meddevgroup.org/

Registration Fee: Members: $20. prepaid, $30. at the door.

Nonmembers: $30 prepaid, $40 at the door. Cutoff for preregistration is 8 PM the evening before the event.

Location: 5:30pm at Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center, Bay Colony Corporate Center, 1000 Winter Street, Suite 4000, North Entrance, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451. See event link for registration and directions: http://www.meddevgroup.org/.

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