Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

County-level SDOH factors associated with increased likelihood of discharge home included education (lowest vs highest quartile), owner occupied home (lowest vs highest quartile), foreign-born (lowest vs highest quartile), self-pay/no insurance (vs Medicare). The primary outcome measure was discharge to home.

Stroke 40

Stroke Strokes Education Medicare 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Medicare beneficiaries age≥67 with Part A/B/D coverage, ≥1 ICD code for AIS/TIA in 2015-2018, and no prior AIS/TIA or high intensity statin use (N=76,707). We followed the cohort forward until end of 2019 for high intensity statin use (atorvastatin ≥40mg or rosuvastatin ≥20mg).

Stroke 40

Stroke Strokes Medicare Outcomes 40

GEMMS

APRIL 8, 2024

Established by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) , the MIPS Program is pivotal in determining Medicare payment adjustments for healthcare practices. What is MIPS?

Medicare 52

Medicare Innovation Medicaid Patient Care 52

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The objective of our analysis was to determine if SDOH are associated with ambulatory status at discharge following acute ischemic stroke(IS) hospitalization.Methods:We included IS patients hospitalized from January 1, 2015-December 31, 2019 who were ambulating at baseline and had known county of residence in the GWTG registry.

Stroke 40

Stroke Strokes Education Medicaid 40

GEMMS

MARCH 7, 2024

In late 2023, CMS released the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule, ushering in key policy changes for the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Benchmarks for the 2023 performance period for eCQMs, MIPS CQMs, QCDR measures, and Medicare Part B claims are based on actual performance data submitted for the 2021 performance period.

Medicare 52

Medicare CMS Document Technology 52

Vector Remote

MAY 25, 2023

The Heart Rhythm Society recently unveiled the new 2023 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS Expert Consensus Statement on Practical Management of the Remote Device Clinic , marking significant progress since the previous 2015 version, which originally identified remote monitoring as the standard of care for implantable cardiac device clinics.

Heart Rhythm 52

Heart Rhythm Pacemaker Education Outcomes 52

Vector Remote

MARCH 9, 2023

Since it was announced as a Class 1A recommendation in 2015 by the Heart Rhythm Society, cardiac remote patient monitoring has become the standard of care for cardiac device patients. RPM solutions are improving healthcare outcomes and helping patients lead healthier lives.

Heart Failure 52

Heart Failure Patient Care Heart Rhythm Hypertension 52