Reimbursement
13
Aug 2018
Six new DRGs have been added for 2019, including proton therapy, insertion of functional implants in the urinary tract or male genitals and replacement of processor in cochleart implant.
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09
Aug 2018
On June 29th, 2018, the company that maintains DRG system in Switzerland, SwissDRG SA, has announced that The planning version of SwissDRG (version 8.0 (2017/2019)) and the planning version of TARPSY (version 2.0 (2017/2019)) have been published.
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07
Aug 2018
The Clinical Coding and Schedule Development Group develops and maintains procedural and diagnostics nomenclature for private payers in England. In June, new codes for genetic testing,including single gene tests and gene panel tests, next generation sequence and molecular profiling tests were added to the CCSD Schedule.
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06
Aug 2018
In April 2018, the French National Authority for Health (HAS) proposed an updated nomenclature in LPPR for foot orthosis and heel cup.
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02
Aug 2018
The French National Authority for Health (HAS) published new set of decisions about add-on reimbursement for medical devices in June. They concern orthopedic devices and endobronchial valve.
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01
Aug 2018
The Clinical Coding and Schedule Development Group develops and maintains procedural and diagnostics nomenclature for private payers in England. In June, new codes for laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy, robotic assisted total knee replacement, abdominal (mesenteric) and limb angiogram were added to the CCSD Schedule.
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27
Jul 2018
The French National Authority for Health (HAS) published new set of decisions about add-on reimbursement for medical devices in May. They concern pacemakers, orthopedic devices, radiofrequency ablation system, vagus nerve stimulator and some other devices.
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26
Jul 2018
At the beginning of June 2018, the Federal Department of Home Affairs published an update of the Services Ordinance (Ordinanza sulle prestazioni, OPre). This update concerns many different fields, including the list of laboratory tests.
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24
Jul 2018
On 8th of June 2018, the company in charge of the development of the DRG system in Switzerland, SwissDRG SA, has announced the catalogue version of Swiss DRG 8.0/2019.
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23
Jul 2018
The French National Authority for Health (HAS) published new set of decisions about add-on reimbursement for medical devices in April. They concern orthopedic prostheses, neurostimulators and some other devices.
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20
Jul 2018
On 18th of June, 2018, the Federal Department of Home Affairs issued the latest update of the list of medical aids and equipment. This update will come into force on 1st of January, 2019. However, this list will be updated a few times in 2018.
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05
Jul 2018
Payment-for-performance schemes in health care remain controversial as there is no solid evidence that they improve quality of care. A new study, published in Health Policy by Herbst et al, did not show any positive long-term effects of the implementation of P4P on quality of care. The program was implemented within the integrated contract framework between one ophthalmological clinic and one statutory health insurance company in Germany.
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