Aside from rallying for more patient-oriented reimbursement and removing the red tape involved so that providers can provide home-based dialysis care, medical device manufacturers must also offer a turnkey solution for home-based therapy that includes servicing the device in a door-to-door model.
Outset Medical, a San Jose-based company making portable dialysis machines, filed the initial paperwork for an IPO. The company has not yet set a price range for its stock, but said it plans to raise roughly $100 million.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
A proposed rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would expand payments for new dialysis machines when used at-home.
CVS Health's new HemoCare device would open up the at-home market for hemodialysis, which uses an artificial kidney device to perform the procedure and has traditionally been difficult to provide outside of a clinical setting.