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Positron Corporation Joins Cardiac PET Industry Coalition (CPIC)

DAIC

Positron joins forces with the coalitions founding members, Bracco Diagnostics , CDL Nuclear Technologies and Siemens Healthcare who have come together to promote federal policies that advance health outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease and improve the availability of cardiac PET diagnostics throughout the United States.

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Atria’s Independent Cardiology Play 

CardiacWire

The shift towards corporate and hospital-owned cardiology groups stems from a long list of factors like falling reimbursements, rising costs, and partners who want an exit. The Takeaway Whether or not Atria will succeed depends on outcomes for both physicians and patients.

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First-of-its-kind ACC Registry Tracks Cardiac Procedures Performed in Ambulatory Surgical Settings

DAIC

Recent shifts in third-party payer reimbursement, led by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid , have resulted in continued trends of minimally invasive cardiac procedures on stable patients increasingly being performed outside of a hospital setting.

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HRS 2024: Innovation Meets Reality

DAIC

Innovation in medical technology exists to improve patient outcomes, increase surgical efficiency and enhance patient safety. The expo floor was a veritable candy store for the scientifically minded electrophysiologist, with displays of wares that promised to improve the clinician’s outcomes.

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Positron Corporation Introduces New, Advanced Designed, Economically Priced PET-CT

DAIC

Advanced clinical applications from 4D Gate capabilities for precise attenuation correction and fusion to optimized image fusion algorithms and quality control procedures, the system enables clinicians to achieve superior clinical outcomes with every scan.

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Excess Bed Days and Hospitalization Costs Associated With 30?Day Complications Following Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Journal of the American Heart Association

women, median length of stay 1 day [interquartile range 1–2 days]) undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation in financial years 2011 to 2017 in Australia with available cost data from the National Hospital Cost Data Collection, which determines government reimbursement of health services provided.

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How Do the New HIPAA Laws Impact My Cardiology Clinic?

GEMMS

This facilitates comprehensive care coordination, enabling timely interventions and informed decision-making to optimize patient outcomes. Value-based billing emphasizes patient outcomes instead of just focusing on the number of services provided. It is about delivering quality care that improves patients’ lives.