
Principal, TECHNOLOGY ACCESS PARTNERS LLC
Member of the Healthcare Council
Martin Gold, MBA, is the Founder and Principal of Technology Access Partners (TAP), since May 2001. He assists medical companies and investors to assess and respond to reimbursement related business and investment challenges. He helps companies increase the sales of their technologies through the development and implementation of sound reimbursement strategies, economic sales tools and the training of their sales forces. Prior to joining TAP, he provided reimbursement strategy to Medtronic. In previous positions, he was responsible for strategic marketing planning and program development at several New York hospitals. He is a recognized national speaker and author on issues pertaining to reimbursement and medical technology. His articles have been published in Healthcare Financial Management Journal, Nature Biotechnology, Medical Product Outsourcing and Orthopedic Design and Technology (Rodman Publishing). (This is me - Update Profile)
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How Low Will Patient Volume Go?
January 7, 2009
Martin Gold, Principal, TECHNOLOGY ACCESS PARTNERS LLC
Hospitals See Drop in Paying Patients | www.nytimes.com
Hospitals are experiencing a reduction in the number of Commercial/Privately Insured patients seeking elective procedures. Some hospitals are more significantly impacted by this than others. How low will the patient volume drop and how long will this reduction last?
Conmed Under-performance is a Foreshadowing of Things to Come
January 6, 2009
Martin Gold, Principal, TECHNOLOGY ACCESS PARTNERS LLC
Conmed lowers outlook as hospitals tighten budgets | www.boston.com
Conmed has indicated that sales of its devices have fallen partially due to the budget tightening at hospitals. While the company minimized the this issue in their statement it is just the tip of the iceberg.
Medical Devices that Communicate: Great Concept but Insurers Won't Pay
January 5, 2009
Martin Gold, Principal, TECHNOLOGY ACCESS PARTNERS LLC
Medical devices lag in iPod age | www.boston.com
Both consumers and medical experts believe that if medical devices communicate with each other like consumer electronic products, cell phones, iPods, etc., there would be fewer medical error related deaths. In theory device interconnectivity is a great idea, but such capabilities require substantial...
Analysts Underestimate the Impact of the Recession on Device Manufacturers
January 2, 2009
Martin Gold, Principal, TECHNOLOGY ACCESS PARTNERS LLC
Medical devices not immune to recession worries | www.boston.com
Poor financial performance and severe lack of credit are causing hospitals to place aggressive pricing pressure on device manufacturers. In addition, many hospitals are reporting a 20-30% reduction in elective procedure volume such as hip and knee replacement surgeries. The combination of the hospital...
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Economic Experts on Medical Devices (US) | 29 |
| Economic Experts on Managed Care | 675 |
| Managed Care Pricing Trends Experts | 277 |
| Medicare Experts | 491 |
Martin Gold has not participated in any GLG Live Meetings.