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Congressional Approaches to Regulating AI: ACC Legislative Conference Coverage

News | Published: Tuesday, October 1, 2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly evolves, its potential to revolutionize healthcare has sparked significant interest among cardiovascular professionals and lawmakers alike. At ACC’s Legislative Conference on Sept. 30, cardiologists engaged with staff from the offices of U.S. congressional representatives to discuss the potential benefits and risks of AI in the medical field. The panel underscored the need for careful regulation while emphasizing AI's potential to enhance patient care and reduce administrative burdens.


HeartX Cardiovascular Accelerator Announces Four Startup Companies Selected for the 2024 Program

News | Published: Monday, September 30, 2024

HeartX, powered by HealthTech Arkansas and MedAxiom — along with numerous leading cardiology practices in Arkansas and around the country — has selected four startup healthcare companies to participate in its 2024 accelerator program. HeartX is a cardiovascular-focused healthcare accelerator that facilitates guaranteed hospital pilot projects and clinical trials for accomplished, early-stage companies bringing new cardiovascular innovations to market.


Pritikin ICR, LLC Acquires Chanl Health

Partner News | Published: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Pritikin ICR announced their strategic acquisition of Chanl Health and its industry-leading virtual care management platform, aimed at delivering world-class home-based cardiac and intensive cardiac rehab.


PaceMate Expands With Acquisition of PaceArt Optima: Ensuring Continued Support and Service

Partner News | Published: Thursday, September 19, 2024

PaceMate®, a pioneer in cardiac data management and remote monitoring, recently announced the acquisition of the PaceArt Optima™ system, an on-premises cardiac workflow solution from Medtronic. This strategic move expands PaceMate's reach globally, adding nearly 1,000 clinic locations worldwide.


MedAxiom Announces Collaboration with Epstein Becker Green

Partner News | Published: Monday, August 26, 2024

Epstein Becker Green, a national law firm focused on all aspects of healthcare law.


MedAxiom Announces Industry Partnership With ProLocums

Partner News | Published: Monday, August 19, 2024

ProLocums is a physician-owned, physician-led locum tenens staffing solution delivering patient-centric, timely care with a concentration on cardiovascular physician staffing.


CMS Releases the FY 2025 IPPS Final Rule, Finalizes TEAM Program

News | Published: Friday, August 9, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule on Aug. 1, including a 2.9% increase in operating payment rates for general acute care hospitals, representing a 3.4% increase in the hospital market basket with a 0.5% percentage point reduction for the productivity adjustment. The rule’s provisions will go into effect on Oct. 1, 2024.


MedAxiom Announces Industry Partnership With Zywie

Partner News | Published: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Zywie, a remote cardiac monitoring company specializing in wearable biosensor devices and cloud-based data analytic solutions.


MedAxiom Member Programs Named 2024-2025 “Best Hospitals for Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery”

News | Published: Monday, July 29, 2024

MedAxiom is thrilled to celebrate several member programs recognized by U.S. News & World Report as 2024-2025 "Best Hospitals for Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery."


Highlights From the Proposed 2025 Hospital OPPS Rule

News | Published: Friday, July 19, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System rule on July 10. CMS proposes a 2.6% increase to OPPS payment rates that reflects a market basket update of 3.0% reduced by a productivity adjustment of 0.4%. Get a deep dive of the proposals related to payment policy, rate setting and other provisions. 


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