US Department of Justice Investigation and ICDs Not Meeting the Medicare National Coverage Determination

This cross-sectional analysis uses data from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry to examine changes in the proportion of initial primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillators placed that did not meet the CMS National Coverage Determination following the announcement of the US Department of Justice investigation at hospitals that did and did not reach settlements.
Source: JAMA - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research