How to get nationwide reimbursement for novel medical technology
Attaining reimbursement often has the greatest impact on patient access and can progress a new treatment toward widespread adoption.
Dee Kolanek
Dee Kolanek is Vice President of Reimbursement at INSIGHTEC. Dee is an accomplished medical device leader with over 17 years of market access experience. Dee is Vice President of Reimbursement at INSIGHTEC, a global medical technology innovator of incisionless surgery.
She is responsible for the development and implementation of reimbursement strategies to establish coverage and reimbursement for each of INSIGHTEC’s therapy platforms, leading to market access. Recently, Dee was instrumental in securing complete Medicare coverage of Exablate Neuro, INSIGHTEC’s focused ultrasound device used to treat medication-refractory essential tremor, a debilitating neurological condition affecting an estimated 10 million Americans, primarily older adults.
Before joining INSIGHTEC, Dee worked more than 12 years in the Medical Device industry, specializing in reimbursement strategy for disruptive technologies.
Dee earned an AAS in Business Management from Northern Oklahoma College.