Best Interests of the Patient 

AdvaMed’s Legal team advocates for a predictable legal environment that values innovative health care solutions, enhances public health, ensures patient access to advanced medical technologies, and advances the highest global standards for ethical interactions between industry and health care professionals (HCPs). Working with over 1,500 in-house lawyers and compliance officers at member companies around the world, our team weighs in on important litigation impacting the medtech industry across the country, and engages government regulators, physician specialty societies and other stakeholders, to provide leadership and expertise on key legal issues.

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Value-Based Collaboration

The U.S. health care system is transitioning from a fee-for-service and fee-for-product (volume-based) model to value-based paradigm to deliver more coordinated, high-quality, affordable health care.

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Litigation Reform

Deceptive attorney advertising about medical devices poses an unacceptable threat to patient safety.

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Amicus Briefs

AdvaMed submits amicus briefs on a variety of topics because of the strong interest and relevance to the medtech industry.

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Physician Payments Sunshine Act

Signed into law in 2010, the Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires medical technology manufacturers operating in the U.S. to comply with specific transparency requirements.

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NAM Manufacturers’ Compliance Institute

In partnership with the National Association of Manufacturers, AdvaMed members have free access to the Manufacturers’ Compliance Institute (MCI) where they can pose general questions regarding compliance issues and receive prompt access to attorneys.