New Report Provides Vital Insights into Medical Technology Reimbursement

New Report Provides Vital Insights into Medical Technology Reimbursement

Piribo, the online destination for business intelligence for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, has added a new report which provides vital insights for those looking to understand global reimbursement mechanisms in regards to medical technology.

(PRWEB) July 6, 2008

Piribo, the online destination for business intelligence for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, has added a new report which provides vital insights for those looking to understand global reimbursement mechanisms in regards to medical technology.

The report "Global Trends in Reimbursement of Medical Technology", which is available at http://tinyurl. com/5t68wz (http://tinyurl. com/5t68wz) offers a comprehensive guide on this topic.

Reimbursement mechanisms for medical technology can be complex, with a range of different systems across private and public healthcare, varying product categories, countries and even regions within countries. In order to for a medical technology company to be successful it must devote significant time to keeping abreast of the various situations and develop strategies to meet all their requirements.

This report contains information vital to this process and will help readers to:

Analyse the role of clinical and economic data in obtaining reimbursement Understand the importance of technology assessment, allowing readers to maximise the chances of overcoming reimbursement hurdles and prepare a successful market entry strategy Plan reimbursement strategy for all the main markets Save time and money by avoiding the pitfalls of each reimbursement system Understand the likely effect of recent and upcoming legislation Learn from the experiences of experts who have many years' experience in reimbursement

In addition to the advice above the report also provides vital information and in-depth country profiles for the US, Japan, China, Germany, France, the UK, Italy and Spain. For each country covered the information focuses on:

Overview of the healthcare system Reimbursement and pricing system Medical device registration requirements Timing of reimbursement actions Procurement practices and types of tenders Case studies Postmarket and surveillance requirements Key contacts

The report "Global Trends in Reimbursement of Medical Technology" is available in pdf format from Piribo: http://www. piribo. com/publications/medical_devices/global_trends_reimbursement_medical_technology. html (http://www. piribo. com/publications/medical_devices/global_trends_reimbursement_medical_technology. html)

Piribo product ID: CLI009

About Piribo.

Piribo (http://www. piribo. com/publications/medical_devices (http://www. piribo. com/publications/medical_devices)) is a UK-based independent online store supplying business information on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The website now carries over 9,000 English language titles including, market reports, studies and books and is the UK's largest online biopharma information store. Subscribers receive a free monthly newsletter and email alerts on new titles in their areas of interest. The company was established in 2004.

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