🔥 Jobs In Women's Health | September 12, 2024

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Jodi Neuhauser
September 12, 2024

Welcome to Issue #75!

Each week we share the latest in Jobs in Women’s Health along with events, and opportunities to connect with industry leaders.

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💰 The Business of Women’s Health Case Study - Did You Know?

Do you know what a RVU is and why it matters for women’s health?

Relative Value Units (RVUs) are a system used to calculate physician payments in the United States. Implemented by the government (CMS) and the American Medical Association in order to attempt to keep costs down, they are based on a number of factors including:

  • Physician work: Includes the time, skill, and mental effort required to perform a service, as well as the physician's expertise

  • Practice expenses: Includes the expenses of the practice

  • Professional liability insurance: Includes the cost of professional liability insurance 

But, they cause double discrimination in women’s gyn surgery and significant downstream impacts on women’s health outcomes.

For example, gynecologic surgeons get paid less for the same procedure on women vs. men, and therefore they earn less overall. And because healthcare is a business, the care that makes money often gets prioritized.

In addition, fewer codes for gynecological surgery vs other surgical fields make it harder to bill for the actual work done. We have just seen major progress here in one speciality as Endometriosis codes expanded from 9 codes to over 100 in 2023. But we still have a lot of work to do.

Why is this?

RVU’s are set by the RUC - the American Medical Association (AMA)/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee. The RUC is a group of physicians who advise the federal government on the resources needed to provide medical services. 

The RUC's recommendations to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) affect the relative values assigned to physician services, which in turn affects how much physicians are paid. The RUC's work includes: 

  • Making recommendations for new and revised codes 

  • Updating relative value units (RVUs) annually to reflect changes in medical practice 

  • Submitting recommendations to the CMS that improve the data used to create RVUs 

The RUC was established in 1991 by the AMA and medical specialist groups. 

Challenge is … on the RUC, OBGYN + Gynecologic surgery have one combined vote.

But the real challenge is there is a legal requirement for neutrality in billing.

In order to provide more RVU’s to OBGYN or women’s health, they would have to be taken from somewhere else — and another speciality would have to agree to give them up.

Right now, it’s a no-win system for women’s health.

The downstream impacts of this include:

  • Hospitals reduce access to surgical operating rooms for gyn surgery because they aren’t profitable

  • Gyn surgery is going cash-pay — limiting care access to women both financially and geographically

  • Fewer codes mean it’s harder to accurately bill for procedures, which then in turn, means the subspeciality loses money.

  • Surgeons hesitate to go into gyn surgery because of the pay discrepancies, which then creates a supply-demand issue with provider shortage.

Listen to more in this case study that we dive into as a part of the In Women’s Health Mini-MBA.

Want to dive deeper into issues such as this? Want to understand not only what’s happening in women’s health but the business factors driving the WHY?

Join us for our 1-hour webinar (more details below) and the last session of the In Women’s Health Mini-MBA in 2024.

Hear Berni’s thoughts on how the course helped her build her knowledge and advance her career:

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đź’° Upcoming Events:

Fly through the Business of Women’s Health in 1 Hour with Us!

Join us for one of three sessions where we will do an overview of the Business of Women’s Health. Up your game in terms of understanding the core principles of our ecosystem — learn how care is delivered, how money flows and where all the incentives are aligned (and mis-aligned).

It will be fast-paced, but in 60 minutes we will cover:

  • How Money Moves in Women’s Health

  • Marketing in Women’s Health

  • Business Models in Women’s Health

  • The Finance of Women’s Health

The content will be the same for all three - so join us for the one that works best for you. We will also record them and send out the recordings to everyone that registers.

September 18th - 12:30PM EST

The Business of Women's Health 101 (3 sessions - Same session, different times) · Zoom · Luma

What are the foundations of the business-side of women’s health? This FREE workshop will give you a baseline overview and some context for the key historical,…

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September 20th - 3pm EST

The Business of Women's Health 101 (3 sessions - Same session, different times) · Zoom · Luma

What are the foundations of the business-side of women’s health? This FREE workshop will give you a baseline overview and some context for the key historical,…

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September 26th - 3:30pm EST

The Business of Women's Health 101 (3 sessions - Same session, different times) · Zoom · Luma

What are the foundations of the business-side of women’s health? This FREE workshop will give you a baseline overview and some context for the key historical,…

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đź“Ł More September Women’s Health Events

NEW: Meet the Founder Series - TOMORROW Friday September 13

IWH: Meet the Founder - Alessandra Henderson, Elektra · Zoom · Luma

Join In Women's Health for our monthly "Meet the Founder" series where we talk to some of the industry's most sought-after founders. We will dive into their…

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IWH: September Monthly Women's Health Careers Networking · Zoom · Luma

Come meet others currently creating or accelerating their career in women's health. Spend time getting to know others in our industry, hear the latest industry…

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Women's Health PAC Event in San Francisco · Luma

You’re Invited:  Keystone Event for Women’s Health PAC in San Francisco Join us for the groundbreaking bipartisan Women’s Health Political Action Committee…

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IWH September Office Hours (Members Only) · Zoom · Luma

Join the In Women's Health member community and Founder Jodi Neuhauser for members-only office hours. Discuss recent interviews, get resume feedback and ask…

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Women's Health PAC Event in Boston · Luma

You’re Invited:  Women’s Health PAC Reception in Boston (following the conclusion of the Women's Health Innovation Summit) Join us for the groundbreaking…

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IWH Austin Member Meet Up · Luma

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Beyond the Ballot: Voting for Women’s Health & Advocating for Change

Beyond the Ballot: Voting for Women's Health & Advocating for Change 3-part webinar series starts 9/4/24.

The 3 webinars will examine policy decisions on topics ranging from healthcare access to chronic condition management, from research on women’s health to enabling innovation, and from contraception to maternal care–all which shape the lived experiences of women. You'll gain a deeper understanding of these important issues, why elevating women's health as a key priority in the political landscape is long overdue, and how to advocate for change.

KEY DATES:

- September 18, 2024---Webinar 2: Chronic Disease & Workplace Policy
10:00am-11:00am PST / 1:00pm-2:00pm EST
Panel 1: Chronic Disease
Panel 2: Workplace Policy

- October 16, 2024---Webinar 3: Reproductive Health & Maternal Child Care
10:00am-11:00am PST / 1:00pm-2:00pm EST
Panel 1: Reproductive Health
Panel 2: Maternal Child Care

LEARN MORE

REGISTER: https://lnkd.in/euz5W3qa

HELP! Connections Needed

Our In Women’s Health Community members are looking for connections at the following companies. Please reach out to me directly if you have a connection and would be willing to make an intro.

  • Headway

  • Hims & Hers

  • Cradlewise

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🌎 International Roles

Do you have international companies we should track for roles? We are US-based but globally focused. Would love to include more here - please email us a list or any suggestions at [email protected].

⏰ Freelance / Contract Roles

🧱 Founders/Co-Founders 

🏫 Internships

🔧 Business (Ops/Strategy/Legal/Quality & Regulatory & HR)

đź’» Product/Engineering/Data & Analytics

🗝️ Senior and C-Level Roles

  • CEO - PE-backed Fertility rollup. Must have $50M+ experience, PE-experience is ideal and be willing to be Boston based and/or commute to Boston 3x/week. Email me directly for more details.

  • CEO - PE-Backed OBGYN rollup. Remote. Email me for more details.

  • Chief Product Officer - ParentData (Emily Oster’s platform), $185-215K + Equity, Remote

    • IWH Members - See #jobs-non-clinical-roles channel on Slack for direct contact to the hiring manager

  • VP Growth, Cradlewise, United States.

  • Head of Finance, Cradlewise, United States.

  • Director, Finance, Sakara Life (Nutrition, Series B), New York, NY, $170K - $180K.

đź’µ Marketing/Growth/Sales

đź«‚ Customer Success/Care Coordinator

⚖️ Policy & Non-Profit 

🏥 Clinical Roles & In-Clinic Business Roles

Remote:

Are you an IVF clinician looking for a remote role? Make sure to add your profile to IVF Nomads, the only platform designed for freelance IVF-related clinician work.

  • Note: This newsletter is for informational purposes only. For any legal questions or issues, please consult outside legal counsel. Any opinions expressed in this newsletter are solely my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. I cannot guarantee the credibility of the sources or job listings I share. It's advisable to do your own research before engaging with them.

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