Mark Your Calendars – Thursday, October 25
Join us for webinars to launch AdvaMed and Avalere’s new Overview and Best Practices Guides on Coding and Coverage
Have you encountered problems navigating the worlds of coverage and coding? Have you asked yourself what code do I use, or do I need a code? Do you find yourself struggling with the distinction between parallel review and coverage with evidence development? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, AdvaMed has some new tools that may assist you.
Please join Avalere's Amy Palatiello and Danielle Showalter on October 25th for two webinars which will share brand new Overview and Best Practice Guides that have been developed by Avalere, in conjunction with AdvaMed, on coding and coverage. The guides featured during the webinars will be accessible to AdvaMed members on our website. Details for the webinars are as follows:
Coding Overview and Best Practices
Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
Coverage Overview and Best Practices
Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm ET
For more information please contact: Erin Leahy (eleahy@advamed.org or +1.202.469.7353)
Meet the Presenters
Amy Palatiello
Senior Director
Avalere
Amy Thornton Palatiello, Senior Director, advises clients on reimbursement and product commercialization for medical devices, diagnostics, and pharmaceuticals with a focus on the impact of regulatory and legislative changes related to Medicare payment policy. In particular, Amy has extensive experience in Medicare coverage policy, end-stage renal disease payment issues, and durable medical equipment (DME) competitive bidding policy.
Prior to Avalere, Amy was a Healthcare Policy Analyst for the Washington Research Group, where she informed institutional investors from the nation's largest mutual, hedge, and retirement funds about how DC legislation and regulations would impact publicly traded healthcare companies. Amy also worked for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as a health policy specialist focusing on Part D implementation and waste, fraud, and abuse policy.
Amy has an MPH in Health Policy and Administration from the University of Minnesota and a BA from the University of Wisconsin.
Danielle Showalter
Senior Director
Avalere
Danielle Showalter, Senior Director, advises clients on reimbursement, policy, and market access strategies for diagnostic, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies. Danielle provides a rich background in consulting and research services, particularly in the areas of physician payment, CPT® coding, device reimbursement strategies, and diagnostic payment policy.
Prior to Avalere, Danielle was the Director of Health Policy and Reimbursement at ADVI, assisting diagnostic and device clients in developing and implementing coding, coverage, and reimbursement strategies as well as understanding the impact of regulatory and legislative changes. Danielle also worked for Altarum Institute, providing research support, expertise, and primary IRB review for TRICARE.
Danielle has an MA in Public Health from the George Washington University and a BA from the University of Virginia.