Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Discover the hospitals with the highest and lowest hospital return days for heart attack patients, according to CMS data collected from July 2019 to June 2022.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

OCTOBER 1, 2024

between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2022, according to CMS data released July 31. Two Michigan hospitals had the highest excess readmission ratios for heart attack patients in the U.S.

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 15, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Aug. 15 announced the results of price negotiations for the first 10 drugs selected for the Medicare Drug Negotiation Program, made possible by the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

ObjectivesThe discovery of pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (PSC-CMs) has not only deepened our understanding of the pathogenesis and progression of heart disease, but also advanced the development of engineered cardiac tissues, cardiac regenerative therapy, drug discovery and the cardiotoxicity assessment of drugs.

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CardiacWire

AUGUST 18, 2024

Medicare drug price negotiations are one of the highlighted results of 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act, allowing CMS to negotiate drug prices for the very first time. Between 2026 and 2029, CMS will select 60 targeted meds based on a range of factors (costs, usage, “single-source,” lack of generics, etc.)

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CardiacWire

JANUARY 17, 2024

Practices with Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) are becoming particularly attractive, as CMS added 23 ASC cardiac catheterization and PCI codes in just the last two years. The transition to outpatient and value-based care suggests that more of that money could flow to practices with the right strategies and capabilities.

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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.

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