Stroke Journal

DECEMBER 8, 2023

BACKGROUND:Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, one of the leading contributors to Medicare cost, including through Medicare hospice benefits, and the rate of stroke mortality has been increasing since 2013. from 78 812 to 160 884. from 78 812 to 160 884. P<0.001). P<0.001).

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CardiacWire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Out of SAFE-IVC’s roughly 270k Medicare beneficiaries, only 15% had their IVC filters retrieved within 1.2 Encouragingly, the number of annual IVC filter insertions across the study population decreased from 44,680 in 2013 to 19,501 in 2021. years of insertion. That number barely rose to 16.8% However, the U.S.

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Blood Clot Thrombosis Embolism Medicare 59

CardiacWire

JULY 13, 2024

However, a Medicare fraud settlement featuring some of Houston’s most prominent institutions and cardiac surgeons reveals the pitfalls of this incentive structure. Allegations claim that between 2013 to 2020 three decorated Baylor St. District Attorney’s office decided that this amounted to Medicare fraud.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Percentage change in stroke admission cost adjusted for healthcare inflation between 2013-14 to 2021-22 weighted for the number in each stroke DRG was included in the analysis.Results:Between 2013 and 2022, nationwide there were a total of 2,007,005 unique stroke-related inpatient hospital claims, resulting in Medicare payments totaling $21.07

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DAIC

MARCH 5, 2024

He spent 2013–2017 creating and enabling the National Health Information Council, the “whole system in the room,” a public-private governance council setting the course for patient access, interoperability and health information exchange in The Netherlands.

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Dr. Anish Koka

JULY 23, 2023

Jeffery Dormu was a double board certified vascular surgeon who was paid $13 million dollars by Medicare alone between 2013 and 2017. In 2018, he even opened a state of the art lab nicknamed “the Watcher” and was paid $18 million from Medicare in the next 3 years.

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Vascular Care Outpatient Peripheral Arterial Disease Stents 52

Circulation: Heart Failure

JANUARY 26, 2024

Patients who underwent bariatric surgery were matched to controls in a 1:2 ratio (matched on exact age, sex, race, body mass index, HF encounter year, and HF hospitalization rate pre-surgery/matched period).

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