Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 1, 2023

BackgroundThe incidence and type of complications following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation have been extensively examined, but the impact associated with these complications on the length of stay and hospitalization costs is unknown.Methods and ResultsThis cohort study included 20 117 adult patients (mean age 62.6±11.4 years,

Atrial Fibrillation 72

Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Hospital Reimbursement 72

DAIC

JUNE 11, 2024

In electrophysiology, innovation is king, but it is often incremental, and it almost always lacks rationale, comprehensive clinical documentation and relevance for hospitals that try to balance the increasing costs of new technology with increasing demand and reimbursement that just can’t keep pace. So, again, innovation is great.

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Innovation AFIB Technology Electrophysiology 104

DAIC

JUNE 19, 2024

Inevitably, given its fledgling status, regulation and reimbursement is still playing catch-up, though 2023 saw some important developments in this regard. Figure 2: VC funding for AI in Medical Imaging vs. ECG The Missing Piece In a similar vein, the reimbursement framework for AI-in ECG is very much in its infancy.

AFIB 105

AFIB Reimbursement Research Atrial Fibrillation 105

DAIC

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This announcement comes at a time when atrial fibrillation (AF) is on the rise, affecting more than 10.5 1 A growing patient population, increase in electrophysiology procedures, and rapid innovation in the field have led to elevated government scrutiny on cost, resulting in drastic cuts for reimbursement for common AF procedures.

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Heart Rhythm Reimbursement Atrial Fibrillation Electrophysiology 52