HeartRhythm

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The 2017 Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) expert consensus statement outlined protocols for scanning both MRI-conditional and non-MRI-conditional CIED systems.1 1 In the United States, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded coverage to include non-MRI-conditional systems ("off-label MRI") under specific conditions.

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DAIC

JANUARY 29, 2024

Compared to the 2017 clinical practice guidelines, this latest version emphasizes SA in first-time, non-emergent cardiac surgery and its long-term benefits, an extension of the recommendation to perform SA in all patients with AF undergoing first-time, non-emergent cardiac surgery.

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Conquering CHD

MARCH 7, 2024

This post was originally published in November 2017. If your family does not have private insurance, please ask your care team for resources to learn how to find alternative insurance through Medicaid or other similar State programs.

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DAIC

MARCH 5, 2024

Singleton joined HHS in 2017 to start the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) which works to improve cybersecurity in the health sector. In his current role, Singleton leads efforts to promote strategic applications of AI and coordinates implementation of the Departmental AI strategy.

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GEMMS

APRIL 8, 2024

Launched on January 1, 2017, MIPS sets out to revolutionize the healthcare landscape, transitioning it from a fee-for-service model to one that prioritizes value-based care. By assessing a composite performance score, eligible clinicians stand to receive payment bonuses and penalties or remain unaffected by adjustments.

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GEMMS

MARCH 7, 2024

An eligible clinician who achieves these thresholds becomes a Qualifying APM Participant (QP) and can receive the following benefits, which include burden reduction and financial incentives: Exclusion from MIPS reporting Exclusion from MIPS payment adjustments 5 percent APM Incentive Payment (performance years 2017-2022) 3.5

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Laurie Shroyer Single- Versus Multicenter Surgeons' Risk-Adjusted Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Procedural Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2018 Thomas Schwann Operative Outcomes of Multiple-Arterial Versus Single-Arterial Coronary Bypass Grafting The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2018 Alexander Brescia Determinants of Variation in Pneumonia (..)

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