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Peripheral Vascular Programs Could Improve Population Health and Grow Volumes

Ginger Biesbrock, PA-C, MPH, MPAS, AACC; and Joel Sauer, MBA

September/October 2018—An overview of the steps involved in developing a PAD program to address this underserved patient population.

Cardiac Dimensions' Carillon System Gains Reimbursement Approval in Germany

October 18, 2018 -- Cardiac Dimensions, Inc. announced that InEK, the German Institute for the Hospital Remuneration System, has granted a permanent diagnosis-related group (D…

Challenging Cases: What Would You Do?

Ted E. Feldman, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FESC; and Shakeel A. Qureshi, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH

September/October 2018— Most issues of Cardiac Interventions Today are focused on a single disease state. This issue takes a different approac

Boston Scientific Closes Claret Medical Acquisition and Receives CMS Reimbursement Designation

August 2, 2018 -- Boston Scientific Corporation announced that it has closed its acquisition of Claret Medical, Inc., which has developed and commercialized the Sentinel cereb…

CMS MEDCAC Panel Reviews Evidence for Hospital and Heart Team Requirements for TAVR Programs

July 30, 2018 -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) convened a panel of the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) on July …

SCAI Comments on CMS MEDCAC Panel Regarding TAVR

July 26, 2018 -- The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) released a statement commenting on the meeting of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid …

Edwards Responds to MEDCAC Panel Meeting on Procedural Volume Requirements for TAVR

July 26, 2018 -- Edwards Lifesciences commented on the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) advisory panel regarding evidence pertaining to proced…

CathWorks Receives CPT Code for Intraprocedural FFR Measurements to Optimize PCI Decisions

July 13, 2018 -- CathWorks announced the approval of a new CPT code (0523T) for the company's FFRangio system for noninvasive, three-dimensional (3D) fractional flow reser…

 

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2018 Buyer’s Guide

This Buyer’s Guide offers a searchable, comprehensive listing of the FDA-approved interventional devices available in the United States.

 

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AMA Issues Category III CPT Codes for HeartFlow's FFRCT Technology

The Ambulatory Approach

Answering questions about the shift in cardiology from inpatient to outpatient procedures.

By Anne Beekman, RN

Medtronic's Micra Pacing System Receives CMS Coverage

HeartFlow's FFRct Technology for CAD Receives Positive Review on Blue Cross Blue Shield's Evidence Street

Maximizing Reimbursement Through MACRA’s Merit-Based Incentive Payment System

A road map for how to take advantage of the financial opportunities available with MACRA.

By Larry Sobal, MBA, MHA, CMPE; and Nicole Knight, LPN, CPC, CCS-P
 

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About Cardiac Interventions Today

Cardiac Interventions Today (ISSN 2572-5955 print and ISSN 2572-5963 online) is a publication dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of the latest developments in technology, techniques, clinical studies, and regulatory and reimbursement issues in the field of coronary and cardiac interventions. Cardiac Interventions Today premiered in March 2007 and each edition contains a variety of topics in a flexible format, including articles covering various perspectives on current clinical topics, in-depth interviews with expert physicians, overviews of available technologies, industry news, and insights into the issues affecting today's interventional cardiology practices.