American College of Cardiology

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Work, practice, expense and liability relative value units (RVUs) are updated annually through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rulemaking.

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DAIC

JANUARY 30, 2025

tim.hodson Thu, 01/30/2025 - 15:31 Jan. 29, 2025 Researchers atOchsner Health, led byHernan Bazan, MD, DFSVS, FACS, have developed a predictive model with a 93% accuracy rate in determining whether urgent carotid-intervention patients will regain functional independence. For information please visit Reference: Bazan HA et al.

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American College of Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The ACC submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Sept. 4, providing feedback and raising concerns on several issues of relevance to the cardiovascular community in the 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule.

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American College of Cardiology

JULY 18, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System rule on July 10. CMS proposes a 2.6% increase to OPPS payment rates that reflects a market basket update of 3.0%

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Medicare payment cut imposed by the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and institute a 2% inflationary update, providing financial relief to physician practices across the country and preserving access to vital health care services. Legislation introduced in Congress on Jan. 31 would revert the 2.8%

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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. 1, including a 2.9% increase in operating payment rates for general acute care hospitals, representing a 3.4% increase in the hospital market basket with a 0.5%

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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 2025. in 2024 to $357.13 in 2024 to $357.13

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A154-A154, February 1, 2025. billion from the Medicare Services. billion from the Medicare Services. In 2013, the mean Medicare payment, weighted per stroke DRG for each stroke admission, was $9,486.08 (95% CI: $9,448.98$9,523.18) billion by 2030. 9,523.18) nationwide.

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American College of Cardiology

JUNE 6, 2024

The ACC submitted formal comments on June 5 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A63-A63, February 1, 2025. Introduction:Stroke prevalence is highest in adults ages>65 years, the majority of whom are Medicare beneficiaries. Fee-for-Service (FFS) Medicare incentivizes utilization by paying for each service.

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DAIC

JANUARY 24, 2025

tim.hodson Fri, 01/24/2025 - 11:51 Jan. 24, 2025 In-patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a novel analysis evaluating surgeon preference for multi- versus single-arterial grafting may help explain the differing results between prior retrospective analyses and randomized controlled trials regarding long-term survival.

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American College of Cardiology

MARCH 11, 2025

The ACC and more than 100 other medical organizations signed a joint statement addressed to Congress, urging lawmakers to include essential health provisions to reverse the 2025 cuts to Medicare payment in the upcoming continuing resolution (CR).

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American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) final rule on Nov. The rule will implement a 2.9% increase to OPPS payment rates that reflects a market basket update of 3.4% reduced by a productivity adjustment of 0.5%.

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American College of Cardiology

APRIL 12, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule, proposing a 2.6% increase in operating payment rates for applicable hospitals. This represents a 3% projected increase in the hospital market basket update with a projected 0.4%

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

MARCH 13, 2025

The use of fractional flow reserve by CT per 100 000 Medicare enrollees increased by >16-fold from 2018 (the first year covered) to 2022, and cardiac amyloidosis pyrophosphate scintigraphy studies increased 4-fold from 2011 to 2022 (0.17% to 0.68%). of cardiac testing use in 2011 and 67.7% to 1.7%), stress echocardiography (3.6%

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DAIC

MARCH 27, 2025

tim.hodson Thu, 03/27/2025 - 15:40 March 27, 2025 GE HealthCare is announcing theU.S.launch of Flyrcado(flurpiridaz F 18) injection at the 2025American College of Cardiology(ACC) AnnualScientific Session & Expo inChicago. Flyrcado is aunit dose positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (PET MPI) agent.

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DAIC

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have granted the company’s Paradise Ultrasound Renal Denervation system a Transitional Pass-through (TPT) payment. The approval of TPT offers incremental reimbursement payments for outpatient procedures performed with ultrasound renal denervation for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries.

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American College of Cardiology

JANUARY 3, 2025

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created two new G codes in the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule that will provide reimbursement for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk assessment and risk management services.

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The American Journal of Cardiology

JANUARY 4, 2025

Publication date: Available online 3 January 2025 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Cody W. Dorton, Kyle A. McCullough, Taylor Pickering, Jasjit K. Banwait, Sarah Hale, J. Michael DiMaio, Justin M.

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The American Journal of Cardiology

MARCH 10, 2025

Publication date: Available online 9 March 2025 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): John Eisenga, Taylor Pickering, Kyle McCullough, Jasjit Banwait, Sarah Hale, Katherine Harrington, William Brinkman, Michael Mack, J. Michael DiMaio, Justin Schaffer

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The American Journal of Cardiology

JANUARY 17, 2025

Publication date: Available online 16 January 2025 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Ann Marie Navar, Batul Electricwala, Jasjit K. Multani, Zifan Zhou, Chi-Chang Chen, Barnabie C. Agatep, Allison A. Petrilla, Taylor T. Schwartz, Laetitia N'dri, Joaquim Cristino, Fatima Rodriguez

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) summarized a recent billing edit change in the 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule, which fixes an issue that previously prevented hospitals from reporting costs for cardiac computed tomography (CT) as cardiology services.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP40-AWMP40, February 1, 2025. The highest visits among all disciplines were for PT and the payor covering the highest number of services was Medicare FFS at all time points: 30 days (mean 2.02, SD 3.04), 90 days (mean 4, SD 6.01), and at 1 year (mean 8.25, SD 12.8).

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP205-ATP205, February 1, 2025. Conclusions:In a nationally representative cohort of Medicare beneficiaries, AD was associated with an increased risk of spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage. The exposure variable was AD, defined byICD-9-CMcode 331.0 andICD-10-CMcode G30.x.

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DAIC

MARCH 10, 2025

tim.hodson Mon, 03/10/2025 - 11:17 At the Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2025 conference in Washington, D.C., The analysis of data from SCAARon the Prevail coronary paclitaxel drug-coated balloon (DCB) will be presented as a late-breaking clinical trial at Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP51-AWP51, February 1, 2025.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ANS8-ANS8, February 1, 2025. Background and Purpose:Patients discharged home after a stroke are particularly vulnerable during the immediate post-discharge period.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP82-AWMP82, February 1, 2025. Background and Purpose:Stroke patients discharged home face significant vulnerabilities in the immediate post-discharge period.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP27-AWP27, February 1, 2025. Medicare) patients (1.82, 1.45 2.26) had higher odds of receiving surgical AVM treatment (Table 1). NHW patients (0.80, 0.64 0.99) and females (0.75, 0.64 -0.87) had lower odds of receiving surgical AVM treatment, whereas Asian (vs.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP122-AWP122, February 1, 2025. Medicare, 1.17 [1.08-1.26]; Introduction:Inpatient rehabilitation (IR) for patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) offers improved functional recovery and quality of life. Across both IR discharge models, patients who were male (aORs: 1.17 [1.08-1.26];

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP114-AWP114, February 1, 2025. Introduction:Two-thirds of US stroke patients undergo rehabilitation post-discharge with about 20% and 25% receiving care at an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) and skilled nursing facility (SNF), respectively.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP45-AWMP45, February 1, 2025. Introduction:There has been an ongoing debate regarding the effectiveness of inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) and skilled nursing facility (SNF) in promoting functional recovery.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP44-AWMP44, February 1, 2025. Background:The post-acute journey for stroke patients is highly variable. Clinical information on a matched sub-population was linked from the EMR of a 7-hospital certified stroke health system.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP121-ATP121, February 1, 2025. Background:Stroke transfer networks have rapidly evolved with limited central organization in response to the emerging and evolving evidence base for endovascular thrombectomy (EVT). The effect that vertical integration has on emergency stroke care is unclear.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP120-ATP120, February 1, 2025. Introduction:AI-based Stroke Care Coordination Platforms (AI-SCCP) have been shown to improve patient transfer decisions and provide access to the highest quality standards of care for all patients.

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Congenital

JANUARY 7, 2025

A study presented this week at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 61st Annual Meeting explores findings in more than a million US Medicare beneficiaries who underwent CABG from 2001 to 2019. They noted that because their analysis was focused on the Medicare population, the cohort was limited to older patients.

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DAIC

MARCH 28, 2025

tim.hodson Fri, 03/28/2025 - 15:23 Mar. vii Similarly, recent increases in Medicare reimbursement rates for CCTA are a positive step towards making this technology more accessible. a huge win: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT. 2012) 380:2095128. 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61728-0. link] iv IMV.2023

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