DAIC

JUNE 4, 2024

HeartFlow FFRCT has an established reimbursement pathway which is covered for 99% of people in the US with health insurance. We are confident that Plaque Analysis will not only meet but exceed the rigorous standards of Medicare,” added Cara Santillo, Senior Vice President of Market Access and Reimbursement at HeartFlow.

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HeartRhythm

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

An acknowledged barrier is insufficient personnel, linked to insufficient reimbursement, to conduct the “invisible” clinic work associated with virtual care (e.g., 2 This encourages a re-examination of the RM schedule and cost/reimbursement structure. triaging alerts, documentation, patient communication and scheduling).2

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DAIC

JUNE 14, 2024

Cardiac PET Industry Coalition CPIC passionately advocates for and protects the reimbursement of Cardiac PET, ensuring equitable access to innovative and life-saving technologies for healthcare providers and patients. For more information: www.positron.com If you enjoy this content, please share it with a colleague

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Cassling

OCTOBER 14, 2024

510(k) clearance secured from FDA allows for EIQ’s AI-enabled solution, EchoSolv AS, to be marketed and sold in the USA Clearance marks a major milestone and will allow for rapid commercial scale-up EIQ is in advanced discussions with a range of US healthcare providers around the potential uptake of EchoSolv AS Working alongside US consultancy to obtain (..)

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CardiacWire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Their first target will be Anumanas ECG-AI algorithm, which detects low ejection fraction using 12-lead ECG data, and recently landed CMS reimbursement. The partnership will focus on AliveCors Kardia ECG devices and Anumanas ECG-AI algorithms, and apparently includes both AI development and integration.

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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 18, 2024

CPT codes are widely used by government payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, and commercial insurance companies to identify healthcare services and procedures for reimbursement.

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CardiacWire

JANUARY 3, 2025

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

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Med Page Today

MARCH 25, 2025

(MedPage Today) -- Based on the finalized national coverage determination (NCD) for transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement, Medicare will cover the procedure when used for an FDA-approved indication, and reimbursement will hinge on it being.

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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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CardiacWire

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

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. However, many cardiologists arent happy with their hospital employment and might be more likely to look for a partner to help their shift towards independent practice.

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DAIC

JULY 31, 2024

Challenges also exist in developing a strategy at the practice level for implementing an RPM program, including reimbursement options and device integration into the clinician workflow. According to the authors, questions exist around the validity of device data and the need for higher standards of sensitivity and specificity, including U.S.

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DAIC

JULY 24, 2024

and reimbursed using existing reimbursement codes. This FDA-clearance is an important stepping stone for the further development of FibriCheck’s U.S. business activities. FibriCheck can now be prescribed in the U.S.

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Heart Rhythm Reimbursement Technology Atrial Fibrillation 105

American College of Cardiology

JULY 10, 2024

The overall reimbursement for cardiovascular services is projected to remain flat compared with 2024, with changes to policies and individual services roughly balancing out. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS).

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

17 Description The 2025 STS Coding Workshop: Best Practices for Cardiothoracic Surgery is a 2-day virtual event that provides coders, surgeons, and billing professionals with the latest updates to CPT and physician coding and reimbursement. The program also focuses on physician reimbursement issues affecting the entire specialty.

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

17 Description The STS 2025 Coding Workshop: Best Practices for Cardiothoracic Surgery is a 2-day virtual event that provides coders, surgeons, and billing professionals with the latest updates to CPT and physician coding and reimbursement. The program also focuses on physician reimbursement issues affecting the entire specialty.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 11, 2024

A new study assessing provincial and territorial variations in reimbursement criteria of drug coverage for patients covered by Canada's public pharmacare programs for two common cardiovascular conditions revealed significant inequities and deficiencies in access to medications and treatment.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The highest difference 1n the reported numbers in the REPACE Registry did not exceed 2% in comparison with the National Register of Reimbursed Health Services. Number of patients in the registry corresponded almost perfectly with the National Register of Reimbursed Health Services.

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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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American College of Cardiology

JANUARY 3, 2025

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created two new G codes in the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule that will provide reimbursement for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk assessment and risk management services.

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American College of Cardiology

APRIL 6, 2024

This topic, and others tied to the business of medicine such as clinician reimbursement, value-based care and system sustainability, are part of a four-session Intensive taking place today and tomorrow during ACC.24.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 21, 2024

1 A growing patient population, increase in electrophysiology procedures, and rapid innovation in the field have led to elevated government scrutiny on cost, resulting in drastic cuts for reimbursement for common AF procedures. Reductions in reimbursement are making it difficult to retain and attract heart rhythm specialists.

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Friday, February 23 Saturday, February 24 Early Bird registration deadline: January 17 Description The STS 2024 Coding Workshop: Best Practices for Cardiothoracic Surgery is a 2-day virtual event that provides coders, surgeons, and billing professionals with the latest updates to CPT and physician coding and reimbursement.

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Cardiothoracic Reimbursement Best Practices Education 52

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. ET – 4:15 p.m. ET – Welcome/Introductions 4:15 p.m.

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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

The CardiAMP HF trial is supported by the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund and has reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for both treatment and control procedures. The CardiAMP HF II trial is expected to similarly secure CMS reimbursement.

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American College of Cardiology

JANUARY 8, 2025

This change will raise reimbursement for these services from a national rate of $175.06 in 2024 to $357.13 in 2025.

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CardiacWire

MAY 29, 2024

falling reimbursements, rising costs, administrative burdens, payor difficulties) and incentives (e.g. In fact, there’s now only 30 independent practices with over 50 cardiologists. The shift towards corporate and hospital-owned cardiology groups doesn’t seem to be slowing down, as a long list of challenges (e.g.

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DAIC

JULY 25, 2024

This marks a significant milestone for Positron as it enters the PET-CT market at an opportune time to meet an increased demand in nuclear cardiology driven by advancements in technology and a favorable reimbursement environment for PET-CT technology.”

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American College of Cardiology

JUNE 6, 2024

The letter supports the agency’s efforts to improve health equity by incentivizing care for people who are unhoused, and provides feedback on other provisions tied to medical data exchange processes, reimbursement for concomitant cardiac procedures, and a proposed mandatory episode-based payment program called the Transforming Episode Accountability (..)

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Cassling

AUGUST 17, 2023

When you’re unable to rely on hospital administration or a purchasing manager to oversee the business end of your practice, including purchasing, service contracts, staffing, reimbursement and more, it’s imperative that you keep costs contained while simultaneously investing in equipment that will stand the test of time, supported by a reliable, all-encompassing (..)

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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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HeartRhythm

MAY 14, 2024

The rapid pace of innovation in EP may be hindered by several challenges including the aging population with increasing morbidity, the availability of multiple costly therapies that, in many instances, confer minor incremental benefit, the limitations of healthcare reimbursement, the lack of response to therapies by some patients, and the complications (..)

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Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 1, 2023

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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DAIC

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Moreover, the increasing emphasis on clinical productivity for reimbursements may deter some from pursuing research.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

This process, compliant with CMS requirements and billable under TCM, was evaluated over seven months, focusing on clinic no-show rates and reimbursement compared to standard discharge practices.Results:Patients discharged home under our TCM model had a 3% no-show rate, significantly lower than the 14% observed in those discharged without TCM.

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