American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule and the 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) final rule on Nov.

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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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DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

In the hospital setting, CMS increased payment for the FFRCT service by ~7% for 2024. The new code can be used for hospital outpatient, physician offices, or imaging centers. Better reimbursement for hospitals leads to improved accessibility to this technology, which is a win for everyone involved, most notably patients.”

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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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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

This initiative, led by Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), aimed to refine the post-discharge process to enhance care quality and reduce missed follow-ups.Methods:We introduced a streamlined follow-up process for stroke patients discharged home, adhering to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) Transitional Care Management (TCM) model.

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CardiacWire

DECEMBER 10, 2023

with HFpEF) That last part is notable from an echo AI adoption perspective, given that CMS recently approved an outpatient reimbursement code for AI-based HFpEF detection ($285 per use) It could also prove to be notable for Us2.ai, The post Us2.ai’s ai’s Echo Strain Validation appeared first on Cardiac Wire.

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Heart Failure Reimbursement CMS Outpatient 59

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

This initiative aimed to enhance the post-discharge process to improve care quality and reduce missed follow-ups.Methods:We implemented a streamlined follow-up process for stroke patients discharged home, aligning with the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) definition of the Transitional Care Management (TCM).

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