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Social Vulnerability and Long‐Term Cardiovascular Outcomes After COVID‐19 Hospitalization: An Analysis of the American Heart Association COVID‐19 Registry Linked With Medicare Claims Data

Journal of the American Heart Association

However, the association of socioeconomic vulnerability and outcomes after hospitalization is uncertain.Methods and ResultsAmerican Heart Association COVID19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry hospitalizations between March 1, 2020, and June 30, 2022, linked with Medicare feeforservice claims, were analyzed.

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ONC Releases HTI-2 Proposed Rule to Improve Health IT Interoperability, Update Standards For EHRs, More

American College of Cardiology

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released on July 10 the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) proposed rule, building on the HTI-1 final rule released in 2023 and additional information blocking rules released (..)

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New Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease Issued by American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Leading Medical Societies

DAIC

“Supervised exercise therapy, the gold standard exercise therapy for patients with PAD, is woefully underutilized despite its known health benefits and the fact that it is covered by Medicare and most health insurance plans,” said Gornik. and are an important public health issue to be addressed,” said Gornik.

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Changes to MIPS 2024: What Cardiology Clinics Need to Know, Including Quality Payment Program

GEMMS

In late 2023, CMS released the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule, ushering in key policy changes for the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Benchmarks for the 2023 performance period for eCQMs, MIPS CQMs, QCDR measures, and Medicare Part B claims are based on actual performance data submitted for the 2021 performance period.