CardiacWire

JANUARY 3, 2025

Adding to a relentless trend of Medicare schemes, 16 cardiology practices agreed to pay more than $17.7M Medicare Part B reimburses providers for radiopharmaceuticals based on self-reported acquisition costs, leaving billing up to the honor system. Cape Cod Hospital paid an eyewatering $24.3M In 13 states and D.C.,

Medicare 59

Medicare Reimbursement TAVR Cardiovascular Imaging 59

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Removing these barriers would allow surgeons, physicians, hospitals, health systems, and others to conduct longitudinal analyses and gain new insights into long-term outcomes for patients undergoing procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)—the most common operation performed by cardiac surgeons. For more, visit acc.org.

Technology 40

Technology Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Cardiothoracic Aortic valve 40

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

DECEMBER 12, 2023

BACKGROUND:Days at home (DAH) represents an important patient-oriented outcome that quantifies time spent at home after a medical event; however, this outcome has not been fully evaluated for low-surgical-risk patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The mean DAH365was comparable in TAVR versus SAVR (352.2±45.4

Aortic valve 40

Aortic valve TAVR Aortic Medicare 40

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Institutional Coronary Artery Bypass Case Volumes and Outcomes European Journal of Heart Failure October 2023 Makoto Mori Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The Society (..)

Research 52

Research Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Aortic valve Congenital 52

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Institutional Coronary Artery Bypass Case Volumes and Outcomes European Journal of Heart Failure October 2023 Makoto Mori 1 Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion 2 Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The (..)

Research 52

Research Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Aortic valve Congenital 52