American College of Cardiology

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule on Nov. Of note, the 2025 PFS conversion factor is $32.3465, a reduction of 2.83% from $33.2875 in 2024.

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American College of Cardiology

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has paused the Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) program for advanced diagnostic imaging and rescinded any current regulations, according to the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule.

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DAIC

APRIL 10, 2024

The one-two punch of compounding Medicare cuts and inability to process claims as a result of this attack is devastating to physician practices that are already struggling to keep their doors open.” Respondents have received assistance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (12 percent), state Medicaid plans (0.7

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DAIC

OCTOBER 16, 2024

tim.hodson Wed, 10/16/2024 - 12:36 Oct. 15 , 2024 — Four of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have released final local coverage determinations (LCD) for AI-Coronary Plaque Analysis (AI-CPA). The four contractors for the U.S. The LCDs have a future effective date of Nov.

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DAIC

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

tim.hodson Fri, 11/08/2024 - 09:57 Nov. 1, 2024 — Recor Medical, Inc. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have granted the company’s Paradise Ultrasound Renal Denervation system a Transitional Pass-through (TPT) payment. and its parent company, Otsuka Medical Devices Co. recently announced U.S.

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DAIC

JULY 18, 2024

CPT codes are widely used by government payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, and commercial insurance companies to identify healthcare services and procedures for reimbursement. In accordance with the AMA semi-annual early release schedule, the new codes will be effective January 1st, 2025 and published in the 2025 CPT Code book.

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DAIC

MARCH 13, 2024

Getty Images milla1cf Wed, 03/13/2024 - 16:49 March 13, 2024 — BioCardia, Inc. , Getty Images milla1cf Wed, 03/13/2024 - 16:49 March 13, 2024 — BioCardia, Inc. , Across all patients there was a reduction in cardiac death equivalents and major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events.

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American College of Cardiology

JULY 17, 2024

The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2024 (H.R. The legislation builds on regulatory action taken by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services earlier this year, requiring the use of electronic prior authorization, tightening response timelines and updating transparency requirements.

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Hypertension Journal

JANUARY 16, 2024

Hypertension, Volume 81, Issue 2 , Page e7-e9, February 1, 2024.

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule on Aug. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule on Aug. 1, 2024.

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American College of Cardiology

JANUARY 8, 2025

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has temporarily reassigned coronary CT angiography (CCTA) codes 75572-75574 from ambulatory payment classification (APC) 5571 to APC 5572 in the 2025 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule. in 2024 to $357.13 in 2025.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 02/14/2024 - 18:53 February 14, 2024 — The American College of Cardiology ’s newest registry offers data-driven insights on cardiac procedures performed in the ambulatory surgery setting through its first-of-its-kind dashboard.

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DAIC

JUNE 18, 2024

Image courtesy: Getty Images christine.book Tue, 06/18/2024 - 11:07 June 18, 2024 — Elixir Medical has announced the company’s novel bioadaptive implant, DynamX Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Bioadaptor System, has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation by the U.S. Presented at EuroPCR 2024. JACC 2020. 5 Saito S, et al.

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DAIC

MAY 2, 2024

Getty Images milla1cf Thu, 05/02/2024 - 10:12 May 2, 2024 — BioCardia, Inc. , The CardiAMP cell therapy trials for the indications of both chronic myocardial ischemia and ischemic heart failure are covered by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid for both treatment and control procedures.

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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). The 2024 payment adjustment is important to compensation for Medicaid services provided. Small practices, however, will continue to receive 3 points.

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DAIC

JULY 25, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Thu, 07/25/2024 - 09:08 July 25, 2024 — BioCardia, Inc. , The CardiAMP clinical development for heart failure is supported by the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund and is reimbursed by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for both treatment and control procedures.

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DAIC

MARCH 7, 2024

The data was presented today by Amish Raval , MD, Director of Clinical Cardiovascular Research and Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the Technology and Heart Failure Therapeutics (THT) 2024 annual meeting. The CardiAMP HF II trial is expected to similarly secure CMS reimbursement.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Volume 4, Issue 6 , November 1, 2024. This historical context provides an important lens for analyzing diversity proposals and their bearing on device trials in the field of stroke neurology.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A5-A5, February 1, 2024. As of 2023, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services uses NIHSS as a risk adjustment variable. Medicare and Mount Sinai Health System registry data were linked using a matching algorithm. of Medicare cases even though it was documented in 93.1%

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DAIC

JUNE 4, 2024

Even when social determinants of health (SDOH) are screened, they do not guide the development of actionable clinical care plans that are meaningful to the patient for their health management or recovery. This missing puzzle piece matters now more than ever.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP48-AWP48, February 1, 2024. Payer sources were identified as: self-pay, Medicaid, Medicare, and Private/HMO. Differences in compliance rates were 10% for Medicare, 13.5% Medicaid, and 15.3% Findings: In the specified timeframe, 11.7% of patients received AMPB.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP22-ATMP22, February 1, 2024. The insurance status of our patient population was predominantly Medicare (56.4%), followed by Commercial (26.4%), Medicaid (8.1%), and Self- Pay (2.9%). or Medicaid (10.8 The remainder were classified as Other/Missing (6.2%). mins, p = 0.7)

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GEMMS

APRIL 8, 2024

Below, we will explore the 2024 changes to MIPS and how interoperability features in EHR software can revolutionize how cardiology providers approach MIPS reporting changes. Additionally, the 2024 final rule retains the methodology for measuring scores and achieving points with no notable alterations. What is MIPS?

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP118-ATP118, February 1, 2024. The Office of the Inspector General recently reported that 13% of Medicare beneficiaries were denied access by some Medicare Advantage Organizations to medically necessary care, including admission to inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF).

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DAIC

MARCH 7, 2024

As a whole, the computed tomography market size in the US in 2024 is estimated to be $2.38 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 5.86% in the forecast period (2024-2029), according to a new report released by Mordor Intelligence. billion, and expected to reach $3.18 Rao, MD, FACR, from Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP19-ATMP19, February 1, 2024. while patients with medicare/medicaid were more likely to have anxiety (OR=2.9, 95%CI (0.2,0.9). Moreover, stroke patients with high school education or higher were less likely to have anxiety (OR=0.6, 95%CI (0.4,0.9) 95% CI (1.1,7.7)

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP15-ATMP15, February 1, 2024. They were more likely insured by Medicare, less by Medicaid, and less likely baseline ambulatory, have a Bachelor’s degree, or own a home, with lower median income. Introduction:One-fifth of the US population reside in rural areas (RAs).

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP106-AWMP106, February 1, 2024. Background:Medical comorbidities and stroke risk factors only explain a proportion of stroke incidence and outcomes in different populations. Social determinants of health(SDOH)have been associated with incident stroke. 0.96],p=0.001).Patients 1.18];P=0.001).

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Medicare, 1.17 [1.08-1.26]; 1.43]) or on Medicaid (1.17 [1.08-1.26]; Readmission (RA) to acute care during IR may compromise this favorable recovery trajectory. Across both IR discharge models, patients who were male (aORs: 1.17 [1.08-1.26]; 1.26]; 1.30 [1.18-1.43]), 1.43]), [FV2] had a history of antihypertensive use (1.18 [1.04-1.34];

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DAIC

MARCH 3, 2025

GE HealthCare will mark the commercial launch of Flyrcado at the annual American College of Cardiology congress in Chicago from March 29-31, 2025, and expects to receive pass-through status from the US Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) shortly thereafter, enabling separate reimbursement for Flyrcado in the hospital outpatient setting.

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DAIC

MARCH 5, 2024

HIMSS 2024 will be held March 11-15 in Orlando, FL. Andrea Fletcher , Chief Digital Strategy Officer and Director of the Digital Service at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ) will present, “ Teaching the Elephant to Dance: Digital Transformation in the United States ” on March 13 in an afternoon education session.

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DAIC

MARCH 14, 2024

The letter noted that the AMA was also pleased with the letter to health care leaders that Secretary Becerra and Acting Secretary Su sent on March 10, 2024. Ensure all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and health plans are accepting paper claims.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Methods:All patients entered into the GWTG-Stroke registry for NYC Health+Hospitals/Kings County between 3/1/2022 and 3/31/2024. Chi-Square tests and logistic regressions were performed.Results:Between 3/2022 and 3/2024, 1359 patients were analyzed after exclusion criteria and 141 patients were identified to have at least 1 SDOH.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP96-AWP96, February 1, 2024. p < 0.0001), and those with Medicare/Medicaid have a decrease in time of 1291.83min (1652.1-931.5, The population served by our hospital is notable for a large socioeconomic range of patients. p > 0.0004).Conclusion:Review

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A49-A49, February 1, 2024.

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Lead Author Title Publication Date Jacob Raphael Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Pulmonary Complications: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2024 Joseph Sabik Multi-Arterial versus Single-Arterial Coronary Surgery: Ten Year Follow-up of One Million (..)

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American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule on Nov. Of note, the 2025 PFS conversion factor is $32.3465, reduced 2.83% from $33.2875 in 2024.

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