Recommended Agenda
Reimbursement, Coverage, Value and Health Care Delivery
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Note: the recommended agenda below is not intended to serve as a comprehensive schedule for your time at the conference! To build your own agenda based on these suggestions, visit our interactive online agenda or use MedTech Connect.
07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Registration Open
Location: Convention Center - Concourse1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Tomorrow vs. Today: Envisioning the Future of Health Care Delivery
The pace of change (both policy and technological innovation) in American health care continues at an unprecedented rate. To be successful tomorrow and in the coming years, companies need to think strategically, prepare for and anticipate these changes. This panel includes some of the most influential figures in the health care industry and their dialogue will help you understand where health care and health care delivery is going and what challenges and opportunities may lie ahead.
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Location: Convention Center - Room 210 C
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Buying for Value Globally: Can We Make it Work?
Overseas markets present many challenges, not the least of which is persuading government purchasers to implement value based concepts that are beneficial for all stakeholders and move away from price only comparisons that do not adequately account for value or innovation. This panel will examine some of the challenges present in select markets and some of the circumstances that lead to challenges occurring in the first place. It will also examine some of the mechanisms that could be proposed or implemented as solutions to facilitate better collaboration between industry and government and better utilize value based concepts in markets that may be less structured or mature.
Location: Convention Center - Room TBD
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Catch up on missed emails
Real World Evidence: What Does it Mean for Coverage and Payment?
Real World Evidence (RWE) is the latest terminology to describe evidence that supports new indications for medical technologies, substantiates long-term outcomes and effectiveness and justifies coverage and payment. Collecting and analyzing real world data can be difficult and challenging, particularly given the multiple data sources that are available and the implications of the use of RWE by a variety of stakeholders, from the FDA to payers, providers and patients. This multi-stakeholder panel will discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead in collecting and using RWEand the implications of its use.
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05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
AdvaMed's Women's Executive Network Reception (open to all registrants)
Location: San Pedro Square Market05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Welcome Reception (open to all registrants)
The San Pedro Square Market is the Downtown San Jose meetup place for foodies, music lovers, locally-made shop supporters, demanders of coffee perfection, history seekers, old-time barbershop hunters, social media trendsetters and wine and beer libation imbibers. The Market is the all-around best place to hang out, complete with an open-air plaza and sidewalk café – there is no better place to kick off the conference and welcome everyone to San Jose.
Location: San Pedro Square Market
07:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Plenary Breakfast with Keynote Speakers
09:00 AM - 05:15 PM
MedTech Connect Open
Location: Convention Center - Hall 1 & 29:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Introducing Value into the Supply Chain
Value based purchasing (contracting) is a crucial element of the modern supply chain. Health care providers are reviewing all operating expenses from labor to supplies, with a focus on supporting an extremely efficient supply chain that utilizes/coordinates data (supply chain and clinical) in the product decision and use process. And, providers are also focused on determining that the products used in patient care really do deliver the value they are supposed to deliver. The panel will highlight the best practices currently in place and address how to approach the value based contracting process so that the goal of high-quality patient care can be provided for the best value.
Location: Convention Center - Room TBD
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
The Point of Person Laboratory
Wearable and in vivo diagnostics could transform diagnostics and health care delivery. Innovators and business leaders will discuss the emerging technologies that will drive this market and the implications for patient care.
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Location: Convention Center - Room TBD
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Walk the Exhibit Hall with a cup of coffee
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
On the Line: A CEO's Most Critical Decisions
This session will feature CEOs from some of the world’s leading medtech companies, who will discuss how to navigate the most critical decisions that CEOs make in bringing products to market and building a successful medtech business. Get insights from the top on regulatory strategy, market access, compliance challenges, marketing and more.
Location: Convention Center - Room 210 C
11:15 PM - 12:15 PM
Risk Contracting: Putting Your Money Where Your Value Is
Novel risk-based payment models are pushing hospitals and physicians to develop new gain sharing or risk approaches with each other and with health plans. Medtech companies are also expressing an interest in similar risk-based approaches that include the manufacturer, which can improve care and lower costs. Some companies are even moving forward with new models. This session will include a discussion of examples of risk-based arrangements between hospitals, payers, providers and industry, as well as the hurdles that maybe affecting the development of such partnerships.
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Location: Convention Center, Room TBD
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Plenary Lunch with Keynote Speakers
Location: Convention Center - Grand Ballroom
Bridging the Gap Between FDA Approval and CMS and Private Payer Coverage
Increasingly, health care is focused on patient access to new and innovative medical products. Many medical technologies are receiving FDA approval with less long-term data. As a result, CMS and private payers are challenged to assess new medical technologies for coverage and payment with less available evidence regarding health outcomes, and with more data collection occurring through post-market studies or registries. While CMS has employed mechanisms such as FDA-CMS parallel review, or coverage with evidence development (CED) to allow for provisional coverage while additional data are collected, many private payers have not adopted such strategies. The panel will discuss ways to streamline and improve the process from FDA approval to CMS and private payer coverage and enable patient and provider access to new and innovative technologies.
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4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Afternoon Plenary Session: Innovation as a Discipline
The MedTech Conference is excited to welcome MedTech Innovator back to the plenary stage on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 26. Four finalist companies from the MedTech Innovator competition will present to a panel of industry-leading judges and compete for the audience vote to win $500,000 in prizes and the award of MedTech Innovator 2017!
MedTech Innovator is the industry’s nonprofit global competition and accelerator for medical device, digital health and diagnostic companies. Its mission is to improve the lives of patients by accelerating the growth of companies that are transforming the health care system. In 2017, MedTech Innovator, with the support of its partners and sponsors, will give out $500,000 in cash prizes, scholarships and in-kind awards.
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Chairmen's Networking Reception
Whether you’re enjoying a pint of Guinness or a locally brewed craft beer, be sure to join us in the Exhibit Hall to check out the latest and greatest from our medtech exhibitors. Take advantage of this excellent networking opportunity with all of your colleagues, including members of the AdvaMed, AdvaMedDx and AdvaMed Accel Board of Directors.
Location: Convention Center - Hall 1 & 2
MedTech After Party
Join us for an incredible experience at Club Auto Sport! This high end garage for true car collectors and incubator for automotive innovation will open its doors and provide us with its vibrant clubhouse, sleek lounge, and TMFC Museum, a one-of-a-kind artfully curated, eclectic private history collection. You will not want to miss rare collectible cars, racing simulators, and, of course, live music.
Location: Club Auto Sport
08:00 AM - 12:30 PM
MedTech Connect Open
Location: Convention Center - Hall 1 & 2
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
Explore the Exhibit Hall
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Schedule a meeting in MedTech Connect
Plenary Lunch with Keynote Speakers
Location: Convention Center - Grand Ballroom
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
US Market Access Seminar
Designed for international delegations attending The MedTech Conference, this post-conference seminar addresses key issues for medtech companies outside the U.S. seeking to launch products in the American market. A series of interactive panel discussions with seasoned executives and subject matter experts will assist manufacturers to navigate regulatory pathways, plan reimbursement strategies, understand operational compliance, and develop strategic partnerships with U.S. industry and government.
Location: Convention Center - Room 210 A5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Closing Reception