Filtered By:
Management: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
This page shows you your search results in order of relevance. This is page number 2.
Order by Relevance | Date
Total 67 results found since Jan 2013.
Report: Medicare proposal would broaden coverage for Boston Scientific’s Watchman
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are reportedly considering broadening the coverage for Boston Scientific‘s (NYSE:BSX) Watchman anti-stroke device, according to an unidentified official with the federal health insurer.
Leerink Partners analyst Danielle Antalffy, citing a Bloomberg report, wrote today that the CMS official “clarified that CMS is proposing to pay for Watchman for a subset of the patients who currently would be eligible for the device under the FDA-approved label,” or patients at high risk for stroke and bleeding and/or contraindicated to long-term warfarin use.
“Whi...
Source: Mass Device - November 24, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Cardiac Implants Cardiovascular Wall Street Beat Boston Scientific Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Reimbursement Source Type: news
CMS approves payments for Viz.ai software
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved a reimbursement...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Viz.ai debuts new stroke care AI platform
Medtronic, Viz.ai team up on stroke care
Viz.ai adds $21M in new funding
FDA OK's Viz.ai's CT software
FDA clears Viz.ai's stroke detection software
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 3, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
The Case Files: Unusual Headache
By Al-Hashimi, Siddhartha DO; Leavens, John MD
A 23-year-old woman with a history of migraine headaches presented to the emergency department for a different-than-usual headache. She had a six-day history of intermittent headaches. The onset was at rest, and there was no history of trauma.
The headache was located behind her left eye, and it radiated into the posterior portion of her head. She characterized it as being 8/10 in intensity. Bright lights were reported as an exacerbating factor. The headache was associated with nausea and multiple episodes of emesis. She had 10 episodes of vomiting the evening prior to arri...
Source: The Case Files - June 5, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: research
Will Medicare reimbursement propel radiology AI market?
The decision by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' earlier...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
C-MIMI: Use of AI in radiology is evolving
Medical imaging AI market projected for strong growth
CMS approves payments for Viz.ai software
AI, radiomics can predict stroke treatment success
Viz.ai debuts new stroke care AI platform
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 23, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
FDA Approves Lecanemab, a New Alzheimer ’s Drug
On Jan. 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages.
Lecanemab, which will be available under the name Leqembi, can slow the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease by 27%, according to data submitted to the FDA by the drug’s developers, Eisai and Biogen. It’s only the second medication to show any improvement in neurodegeneration, a key criterion in the FDA’s consideration for approval.
“For a long time, this is what we have been looking for,” says Dr. Sam Gandy, professor of neurology and psychi...
Source: TIME: Health - January 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
UNM Sciences Center gets grant to expand telemedicine service
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center has gotten a $15.1 million, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to test the expansion of its existing telemedicine network for stroke and brain injury patients.
The project will be in conjunction with a private Albuquerque telemedicine firm, Net Medical Xpress Solutions, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.
UNM and Net Medical Xpress have a telemedicine network of 11 hospitals and will look…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - July 18, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Dennis Domrzalski Source Type: research
MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 medtech stories for August 17, 2015
Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 3 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
3. CooperSurgical pays $47m for IVF screener Reprogenetics
Cooper Cos. CooperSurgical subsidiary acquired in-vitro fertilization screening company Reprogenetics for nearly $47 million.
Livingston, N.J.-based Reprogenetics offers pre-implantation genetic screening and diagnosis for in vitro fertil...
Source: Mass Device - August 17, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Plus 3 Source Type: news
Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act Helps Preserve Care for Most Vulnerable Patients
The American College of Radiology (ACR) strongly supports the Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act (S. 1020), recently introduced by Senators David Vitter (R-LA) and Ben Cardin (D-MD). This legislation would prospectively repeal the existing 25 percent Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) applied to Medicare reimbursement for interpretation of advanced diagnostic imaging scans performed on the same patient, in the same session, on the same day.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) continues to ignore a mandate in the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014 (Public Law 113-93) to r...
Source: American College of Radiology - November 18, 2015 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Improving Sepsis Recognition and Utilization of Early Goal-Directed Therapy in the Prehospital Environment: A Review of the Literature
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ranks septicemia as the most expensive condition treated in United States hospitals, resulting in an aggregate cost of $20.3 billion (5.2%) of the total aggregate cost for all hospitalizations.1 For many years, emphasis has been placed on improving acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke outcomes through implementation and management of the hospital quality core measures mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which has resulted in better outcomes and reduced morbidity and mortality from these conditions.
Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing: JEN - March 27, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Scott David Baker Tags: /Baker Source Type: research
MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for April 21, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
Get this in your inbox everyday by subscribing to our newsletters.
5. US gov’t delays CMS hospital rating system
The Obama Administration is holding off from publishing new hospital-quality ratings over concerns raised by healthcare providers and Congress over the methodology of the ratings sys...
Source: Mass Device - April 21, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Plus 5 Source Type: news
ACR Preliminary Summary of Radiology Provisions in the 2017 MPFS Proposed Rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule on Thursday, July 7. Upon initial review, the American College of Radiology (ACR) is pleased with several provisions within the rule. CMS has recognized the value provided by radiologists in providing mammography services through an increase in the physician work relative value units (RVUs) for diagnostic mammography and maintaining the current value for screening mammography. Additionally, ACR physicians and staff held numerous conference calls and meetings with CMS on the topic of appropriate use criteri...
Source: American College of Radiology - July 8, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Cheetah Medical inks supply deal with Allina Health
Cheetah Medical said today it inked a supplier contract with non-for-profit healthcare system Allina Health.
Through the contract, Minnesota and western Wisconsin based Allina Health will gain access to Cheetah Medical’s hemodynamic monitoring solutions to help guide volume management decisions in septic patients, Cheetah Medical said.
“Intravenous fluid requirements vary significantly between patients based on underlying health conditions, and it can be a challenge to determine the right amount of fluid needed to properly maintain organ perfusion and optimize care. The Cheetah Medical technology has demonstra...
Source: Mass Device - July 19, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Blood Management Business/Financial News Cheetah Medical Source Type: news
Predictors of 30-day mortality following hip/pelvis fractures
Discussion Several preoperative patient risk factors and postoperative complications greatly increased the odds for patient mortality following 30-days after initial surgery. Orthopaedic surgeons can utilize these predictive risk factors to better improve patient care. Level of evidence Retrospective study. Level IV.
Source: Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research - August 3, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research
Improving Sepsis Recognition and Utilization of Early Goal-Directed Therapy in the Prehospital Environment: A Review of the Literature
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ranks septicemia as the most expensive condition treated in United States hospitals, resulting in an aggregate cost of $20.3 billion (5.2%) of the total aggregate cost for all hospitalizations.1 For many years, emphasis has been placed on improving acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke outcomes through implementation and management of the hospital quality core measures mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which has resulted in better outcomes and reduced morbidity and mortality from these conditions.
Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing: JEN - March 27, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Scott David Baker Tags: /Baker Source Type: research
Silk Road Medical touts Medicare coverage decision for carotid procedures
Silk Road Medical said yesterday the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services granted coverage for transcarotid artery revascularization procedures, including those performed with the company’s Enroute transcarotid neuroprotection and stent system.
The TCAR procedures are now eligible for coverage for patients who are treated with FDA-approved proximal embolic protection devices and approved carotid artery stent systems indicated for transcarotid procedures. The devices are also required to be entered into the national TCAR Surveillance Project, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Silk Road Medical said.
The company said it...
Source: Mass Device - September 16, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Catheters Stents Vascular Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Silk Road Medical Inc. Source Type: news
