DAIC

MARCH 13, 2024

CMS previously published a New Technology APC (Ambulatory Payment Classifications) code that covers the CardiAMP Cell Therapy investigational study procedure, including the BioCardia investigational products utilized to perform the study procedure, allowing the study centers to be reimbursed for the study procedure and products.

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DAIC

JULY 24, 2024

hospitals such as Northwestern Medicine Chicago, the New York Presbyterian, the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Hospital East-Limburg and Antwerp University Hospital. and reimbursed using existing reimbursement codes. FibriCheck ready to expand in the U.S. business activities. business activities.

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DAIC

JULY 31, 2024

“As the cardiovascular landscape continues to become more complex, the addition of remote monitoring tools to gain valuable insights into patient care when they are away from the hospital and office setting has become critical to patient care,” said Tony Das, MD, FACC , chair of the ACC Remote Patient Management Workbook writing group.

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DAIC

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

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

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Open Heart

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Aims We evaluated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admission and quality of care for acute coronary syndrome. to 2.1%, p=0.755) or in-hospital mortality (0.1%, (95% CI) –0.9% Data were fitted to segmented regression models with March 2020 as the breakpoint.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are health care facilities that provide same-day surgical care, including diagnostic and preventive procedures, outside a hospital setting for planned procedures on low-risk, stable patients. This registry suite is meeting an unmet need.

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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.

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CardiacWire

MAY 29, 2024

In the not too distant past, the vast majority of cardiologists worked their entire careers in private practice, but a range of economic and administrative changes have driven around 70% of US cardiologists into hospital and corporate employment. Meanwhile, nearly 60% of all physician practices are now under hospital or corporate ownership.

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DAIC

JULY 25, 2024

The NeuSight PET-CT advanced technology sets a new standard in imaging and diagnostic precision, patient comfort, and operational efficiency for nuclear cardiology practices and hospitals.

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The number of cardiac procedures being performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) has grown significantly over the last decade, and third-party payer reimbursement, led by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, have resulted in continued trends of minimally invasive cardiac procedures on stable patients increasingly being performed outside (..)

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DAIC

MARCH 7, 2024

Despite improvements with current medications and devices, heart failure remains at epidemic proportions and we now have an exciting opportunity for a therapy to improve important, objective outcomes, such as mortality and hospital re-admissions rates. The CardiAMP HF II trial is expected to similarly secure CMS reimbursement.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

DECEMBER 12, 2024

After CMS released its finalized 2025 physician fee schedule, which will reduce reimbursements by 2.83%, some cardiologists are raising concerns over what they call an unstable healthcare system, according to a Dec. 9 TCTMD report.

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Cassling

AUGUST 17, 2023

Are you getting ready to open, or currently operating, an Office-Based Lab (OBL) or Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)?

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The STS 2023 Coding Workshop: Best Practices for Cardiothoracic Surgery is a 2-day virtual event that will provide cardiothoracic surgery coders, surgeons, and all billing professionals with the latest coding and reimbursement updates affecting cardiothoracic surgical practices. hours) Session 7: (1.75 hours) Session 7: (1.75

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Cardiovascular medications frequently lead this category, often contributing to adverse clinical outcomes, including emergency department visits and hospitalizations. Common cardiovascular ADRs in geriatric patients include acute kidney injury, bleeding and orthostatic hypotension which can lead to hospitalization.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This study aims to compare mortality rates within one year of STEMI patients among the public health insurance schemes of Thailand.MethodologyThis study is a single-center retrospective analysis of patients with STEMI treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI). 0.99, p = 0.047) compared to the UC group.

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Cardiomatics

JUNE 6, 2024

Figure 2: Regional variation in the quality of healthcare in Italy for Prevention, Community, and Hospital based settings Italy’s Traditional ECG Care Pathway Was Fraught with Challenges Diagnostic Cardiology epitomizes these broader challenges. Prescriptions for ECGs can be obtained from general practitioners (GPs).

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DAIC

JULY 25, 2024

“The CardiAMP cell therapy has the potential to be groundbreaking and life changing for patients with heart failure,” said Dr. Leslie Miller, MD , trial investigator at the CHF Heart Function Clinic at BayCare Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida and a member of the CardiAMP Heart Failure II Study Executive Steering Committee. “As

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DAIC

MARCH 3, 2025

Dr. Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD, MSc, MASNC, Director of Cardiac PET at Houston Methodist Hospital, said, Flyrcado opens new frontiers for cardiac PET with a significantly longer half-life than existing PET MPI tracers, and we are proud to be one of the first to use it in our cardiac PET lab. National Center for Health Statistics.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Rural patients are less likely to receive initial care at a thrombectomy-capable hospital. Questions included country-level availability of MT centers, operators, procedures, reimbursement, emergency medical services, cultural barriers, and other factors affecting systems of stroke care. 0.86, p<0.001). 0.99, p=0.013).Conclusion:The

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GEMMS

MAY 8, 2024

Interoperability ensures that vital medical information can be securely shared between your clinic and external entities, such as hospitals, laboratories, and primary care physicians. By neglecting these changes, your practice would see significant barriers in reimbursement rates.

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SoftCath

JULY 22, 2021

But more importantly, the primary thing for the hospitals is to create national registry reports in cath labs and send them further to the authorized departments. Most hospitals fail to participate in this step which can be harmful to the well-being of people at a higher level. What is the Use of Registry Reports?

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Shared data in pediatric stroke is done via non-reimbursed data input by clinical investigators at participating childrens hospitals with the International Pediatric Stroke Study (IPSS). Introduction:Pediatric stroke research is hindered by lack of funding and relative disease rarity.

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Cardiomatics

JULY 14, 2022

He works in the Cardiology and Internal Medicine Departments at Interlaken Hospital. It is also important to mention that throughout Switzerland, care providers are reimbursed for 7-day ECG monitoring. “We They work with University Hospital Basel too, which further adds to their credibility. Ulrich Ingold. Ulrich Ingold.

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DAIC

JANUARY 16, 2024

He led the structural heart program and cardiac catheterization laboratory at the University of Cincinnati and spent several years with The Christ Hospital in Ohio. Shreenivas brings his rich experience in both the clinical and commercial aspects of the structural heart landscape to his new role with Cardiac Dimensions.

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GEMMS

MARCH 21, 2023

It allows you to streamline your operations, capturing charges and getting reimbursement quickly and efficiently. Automated workflows can be incredibly beneficial for medical practices as they help to speed up the process of getting reimbursed timely and efficiently. This leads to greater productivity overall.

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Dr. Anish Koka

JULY 23, 2023

Vascular surgeons at nearby hospitals had complained because they were seeing “a lot” of his patients having complications. There have been many more attempts to open arteries that have taken place in private clinics since reimbursement rules changed. A thrombolysis is performed in the hospital via a catheter.

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GEMMS

JULY 17, 2024

Small cardiology clinics often need help with profitability, especially when they are not part of more extensive hospital networks. Gemms EHR simplifies medical billing with automated processes, reducing errors and ensuring timely reimbursements. This improves cash flow and reduces administrative burdens.

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GEMMS

APRIL 8, 2024

This decision will likely relieve many eligible clinicians (ECs) affected by MIPS, including cardiologists who rely on accurate reporting for optimal reimbursement. Additionally, the 2024 final rule retains the methodology for measuring scores and achieving points with no notable alterations.

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GEMMS

JANUARY 2, 2024

Objective Medical Systems (OMS EHR) Objective Medical Systems or OMS EHR is a popular EHR software that offers a Stage 3 certified electronic health record for cardiology clinics and hospitals. This enables early intervention, minimizes hospital admissions, and helps improve patient outcomes.

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Vector Remote

JUNE 30, 2023

Consider plugging the monitor at the hospital bedside to eliminate the need for an in-person interrogation and expedite patient discharge. Actionable Step: Prior to the implant, educate patients about remote monitoring. After implant, pair the monitor for the initial transmission.

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Vector Remote

MARCH 9, 2023

Cardiac devices managed by RPM software are reducing hospital admissions and time to diagnosis and treatment for patients with arrhythmias and heart failure. What’s Next in Cardiac Remote Patient Monitoring Software ?

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DAIC

JUNE 24, 2024

Regulatory approval was based on the PROACTIVE-HF trial , which demonstrated a markedly low 0.159 rate of heart failure hospitalization and all-cause mortality at 6 months. Reimbursement for implantation and ongoing management through existing reimbursement pathways. "At Endotronix will launch Cordella in the U.S.

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