Based in the Boston area, Yasemin Dalgali has a leadership role in Augmenix, Inc., as the director of health economics and reimbursement. As a result, Yasemin Dalgali has a strong interest in patient access issues and stays current on the latest trends and policy developments in the field. Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey recently signed a new patient access law for his state. Focused on optometry, it prevents health insurance companies from making conditional requirements that force optometrists to take part in vision care plans in order to merit inclusion in the panel of carrier providers. The president of the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians said this bill will help ensure the “delivery of quality health care” statewide. Given the expanding role of optometry within healthcare, the Dental and Optometric Care Access Act (HR 1606) will provide doctors with greater discretion in how they interact with vision plans. A related goal is to tie this in with the national level HR 1606 Dental and Optometric Care Access Act, which is up for legislative consideration in Washington D.C.
A graduate of the MBA program at Rutgers University, Yasemin Dalgali currently serves as the director at Augmenix Inc. in Bedford, Massachusetts. Outside of her professional work, Yasemin Dalgali is active with nonprofit organizations that include the Medical Device Manufacturer's Association (MDMA) and the World Future Society.Founded in 1966, the World Future Society is a futurist community that works to shape the collective purpose and future of humanity. The organization utilizes global summits, publications, and expert advice to drive its efforts and guide the future.Society members are known as futurists, people who recognize the complexity of the future as well as their ability to change it. There are several kinds of futurists, such as the citizen futurist who implements a futuristic mindset into their daily life. Individuals with this mindset live with a passion to understand humanity's place in the universe, and also challenge existing assumptions and take steps to thrive in a future world. Alternatively, a professional futurist takes a more active approach to influencing the future through creating scientific studies and collaborating with others, whereas a subject matter futurist applies the futuristic mindset in a specific profession.
Yasemin Dalgali leverages an MBA from Rutgers University as a professional in the medical equipment industry. An expert in patient access and innovative medical devices, Yasemin Dalgali serves as the director at Augmenix Inc., where she is responsible for the company's overall reimbursement strategy.A medical equipment firm, Augmenix was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts. Since its founding, the firm has specialized in the development of hydrogel technology products that can be used to increase the safety of radiation applications and improve surgical procedure outcomes.Hydrogels are a type of gel that feature a three-dimensional, polymeric network that incorporates well with water. To produce hydrogels, hydrophilic polymers are cross-linked using physical or chemical processes. Often used in contact lenses and wound care and hygiene products, hydrogels also have promising biomedical applications such as tissue engineering. This is due to their strong resemblance to living tissue and bio compatibility, as well as their ability to be produced in stable forms as well as forms that will eventually disintegrate.
Yasemin Dalgali has led overall reimbursement and health economics strategies for a Massachusetts-based medical device manufacturer since 2015. While studying for her MBA at Rutgers University, Yasemin Dalgali participated in the school’s MBA Team Consulting Program, where she focused on strategies for shared services and crafted a plan to save close to $1 million annually in state government spending. Rutgers’ MBA Team Consulting Program offers students the opportunity to expand their practical career experience in their chosen field while still at school. Businesses benefit from this program by receiving independent, strategic assistance from the university’s emerging professionals for a nominal fee. To date, the school’s students have worked on more than 1,500 projects for companies of all types and sizes.The program assists participating companies in solving an existing business problem. A team consisting of half a dozen students works on the issue, supported by the wide array of Rutgers resources available to them. Parameters include strict confidentiality of all client data and other critical information. By the conclusion of the project, the students deliver a defined report containing analysis and suggested strategies for moving forward.Students gain not only real-world experience, but valuable industry contacts, some with the potential to lead to future employment.
