Dr. Bockstedt is the Director of Global Health Policy, Economics and Outcomes Research at Medtronic, Inc. Dr. Bockstedt is responsible for utilizing health economic data to enhance Medtronic's ability to shape broad payment policy options and conduct economic research of medical device interventions. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. in health services research and policy from the University of Minnesota, and B.S. in public health from Rutgers University. Her dissertation research estimates the societal value of the Medicare New Technology Add-On Payment and the policy’s effect on hospital adoption of new technology. Her research focuses on medical technology diffusion, Medicare payment policy, hospital behavior, and applied econometrics.