Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 9, 2024

BackgroundOver 20% of patients are discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, but little is known about specific drivers for postdischarge SNF use. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Nursing Hospital Medicare 40

Vector Remote

MARCH 9, 2023

Device nurses and techs can better prioritize their workloads with software that relieves the clerical burden of manually reviewing, editing, and triaging alerts. Device-following cardiologists benefit from the software because it creates a more accurate and efficient manner of managing their patients’ alerts.

Heart Failure 52

Heart Failure Patient Care Heart Rhythm Hypertension 52

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Study Population includes all patients with an ischemic stroke inpatient admission in 2018 and were continuously enrolled with Medicare FFS for 1 year prior to and following their initial 2018 stroke admission. Discharge disposition of subacute nursing facility (SNF) represents 36.1% female and 83.1% in study population).

Risk Factors 40

Risk Factors Stroke Strokes Medicare 40

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

DECEMBER 12, 2023

METHODS:Using Medicare-linked data from the Evolut Low Risk trial, we identified 619 patients: 606 (322 TAVR/284 SAVR) and 593 (312 TAVR/281 SAVR) were analyzed at 1 and 2 years, respectively. Secondary outcomes DAH30and DAH90were higher in TAVR (DAH30, 26.0±3.6 difference in days, 5.3 [4.5–6.2];P<0.001; P<0.001; DAH90, 85.1±8.3

Aortic valve 40

Aortic valve TAVR Aortic Medicare 40

The Beat Blog

MAY 23, 2023

I learned about the complexities of health insurance – and after several years, I transitioned to the Medicare & Retirement Clinical value team where we worked to reduce the cost of United’s Medicare Advantage plans. In 2022, I received a call from a friend who said she had an open role that would fit me perfectly.

Technology 52

Technology Gerontology Medicare Nursing 52

The Beat Blog

AUGUST 12, 2022

Elliott Fisher during a 2006 public meeting with the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC). Then, six years later in 2012, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) authorized the use of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to improve the safety and quality of care and reduce health care costs in Medicare.

Medicare 52

Medicare Nursing Health Disparities Cardiovascular Disease 52