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MedAxiom Announces Industry Partnership with LUMEDX
Partner News | Published: Tuesday, October 1, 2019
LUMEDX utilizes a knowledgebase of best practice insights derived from more than 600 medical centers—combined with analytics embedded in workflows—to boost clinical and financial performance.
Biome Analytics Competing in Second Round of UCSF Digital Health Awards; Top 10 of More than 500 Entries
Partner News | Published: Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Biome Analytics announced today that the UCSF Digital Health Awards committee advanced Biome Analytics to the Top 10 of ‘Best Patient Cost Savings’ category. Over 100 expert judges evaluated theTake Action: Congressional Sign-On Letter Next Step in Joint Society Efforts to Stop PET Cuts
News | Published: Sunday, September 22, 2019
The ACC, the Cardiology Advocacy Alliance and other societies have secured a Congressional sign-on letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) by Reps. Mike Kelly, (R-PA), Ron Estes (R-KS), and Ron Kind (D-WI) that addresses significant reimbursement cuts of up to 80 percent for myocardial PET scans in the physician office setting which were included in the proposed 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. MedAxiom fully supports the joint society efforts to stop PET cuts and urges you to call your respective members of Congress and ask them to sign the letter which explains these concerns to CMS.
What Does CMS’ Proposed Addition of PCI in ASCs Mean for Hospitals?
Partner News | Published: Thursday, September 19, 2019
The outpatient migration of cardiovascular procedures started in 2016 when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added pacemaker implants to the list of approved surgical procedures forHeartFlow Announces FDA Clearance for HeartFlow Planner
Partner News | Published: Wednesday, September 18, 2019
HeartFlow, Inc. announced that it has obtained clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the HeartFlow Planner, a non-invasive, real-time virtual modeling tool for coronary artery diseaseCV Community Comments on Potential PET Cuts
News | Published: Friday, September 13, 2019
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) covering a wide variety of services and payment policy proposals in the 2020 proposed physician fee schedule. Of note, the comments addressed proposed alarming updates to payment inputs for myocardial PET that could lead to technical component payment reductions as high as 80 percent for some services.
Enhanced Nuclear Cardiology Workflow by ScImage
Partner News | Published: Tuesday, September 10, 2019
ScImage, Inc. is pleased to announce the implementation of Cardiac Imaging, Inc.’s mobile services and on-premise Stress-PET imaging and reporting at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology’sProposed rule enables more patients to be treated in a safe, convenient and cost-effective outpatient setting
Partner News | Published: Monday, September 9, 2019
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released their proposed list of Medicare covered procedures for 2020, which includes both cardiac diagnostic and treatment procedures in the ASCSix Month Check-up: How ACC and MedAxiom Are Transforming Cardiovascular Care, Together
News | Published: Wednesday, September 4, 2019
In the latest issue of Cardiology magazine, ACC and MedAxiom CEO Tim Attebery, DSc, MBA, FACHE, and MedAxiom President Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, FACC, provide a "six-month check-up" on the ways the ACC and MedAxiom continue to align their strategic visions and goals with a long-term plan of action. “There is no question that the organizations' missions and personalities dovetail and the entire cardiovascular community will benefit from the ACC and MedAxiom working together to advance the delivery of cardiovascular care,” they write.
MedAxiom Announces Industry Partnership with RxVantage
Partner News | Published: Tuesday, September 3, 2019
MedAxiom, the nation’s leading cardiovascular healthcare membership organization and performance community, is excited to announce its industry partnership with RxVantage, an online platform empowering