BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Using Electronic Health Data to Address Questions of Clinical Utility and Economic Value for Medical Devices DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Using Electronic Health Data to Address Questions of Clinical Utility and Economic Value for Medical Devices. OCTANe. Med Tech companies are facing challenges in commercializing their innovative products and increasingly need to demonstrate clinical utility and economic value to obtain coverage and reimbursement. Providers are assuming greater financial risk for patient care as payers move away from service based reimbursement towards more bundled and population based payments. Electronic health data (medical records, lab information, patient reported outcomes, claims, etc.) are a valuable source of tracking patient outcomes and costs and reporting on quality indicators. See http://www.octaneoc.org/event/using-electronic-health-data-to-address-questions-of-clinical-utility-and-economic-value-for-medical-devices/ DTSTART:20130410T073000 DTEND:20130410T083000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR