The CI-SMART study, conducted by Advanced Bionics®, identified and analyzed the top cochlear implant clinic reimbursement issues affecting CI clinics across the country. With compelling data gathered from 40 clinics, CI-SMART provides a first-ever, nationwide benchmark on CI clinical and reimbursement practices. CI-SMART delivers significant findings on clinic and reimbursement practices, and provides you with tools to analyze your center’s situation.
AB developed the Cochlear Implant – Strategic Model for Advocacy and Reimbursement Training (CI-SMART) in order to better understand CI clinic reimbursement issues. We designed the model to capture data on clinical and reimbursement practices that would help to properly identify and prioritize CI clinic reimbursement issues. The collected data is designed to support reimbursement training and advocacy efforts and remove reimbursement barriers, effectively improving patient access to cochlear implant audiology services.
Educational Webinars
The CI-SMART Webinar Series reveals reimbursement best practices along with supporting resources for today’s CI audiology centers. We invite you to explore this series of focused webinars to learn more about the key findings from the CI-SMART study.
See the schedule of informative webinars and access recorded webinar archives.
SMART Data
The CI-SMART model provides a tool to collect and explore data on CI clinic and reimbursement practices. The CI-SMART study captured data on which services CI audiologists from a broad range of 40 centers performed, how much time was spent to deliver those services, and how those services were billed and paid.
View compelling clinic and reimbursement benchmark findings from the CI-SMART study.
AB Support Services
AB believes it has a responsibility to ensure the success of cochlear implant clinics, and ultimately, that of the CI patients who choose AB. We recognize that operating a caring yet successful CI center requires providing a variety of valuable, time-consuming services to recipients and their families. By delivering our share of support services, more patients will have access to the professional services that only clinical audiologists can provide.
Learn how AB’s support services can help to reduce your non-billable clinic time.
References
AB is committed to delivering coding and reimbursement information for cochlear implant products and related procedures. Our 2009 Cochlear Implant Coding and Payment Quick References for Clinics and Hospitals and links to relevant Medicare instructions will help facilitate appropriate medical billing and coding practices for services provided.
View CI reimbursement references.
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