News | Published: Tuesday, November 2, 2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 2 released the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, addressing Medicare payment and quality provisions for physicians in the nextNews | Published: Thursday, October 28, 2021
The first-ever clinical guideline from the ACC and American Heart Association (AHA) to focus solely on the evaluation and diagnosis of adult patients with chest pain, provides recommendations and algorithms for conducting initial assessments, general considerations for cardiac testing, choosing the right pathway for patients with acute chest pain, and evaluating patients with stable chest pain.
News | Published: Wednesday, September 1, 2021
MedAxiom’s ninth annual Cardiovascular Provider Compensation and Production Survey Report – which unveils trends across cardiology, surgery, advanced practice providers (APPs) and non-clinical compensation – reveals the true impact of the coronavirus pandemic on cardiovascular programs from coast to coast.
News | Published: Thursday, August 12, 2021
MedAxiom is proud to have 14 members recognized by U.S. News & World Report as Best Hospitals for Cardiology and Heart Surgery. U.S. News evaluated 592 hospitals and ranked the top 50 that care for patients with heart and vascular cases including heart transplants, implantation of cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators, major chest procedures and patients with cardiovascular disease and other complex conditions such as endocarditis, heart failure and circulatory issues.
News | Published: Monday, July 19, 2021
In mid-July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released 2022 proposed rules for the Physician Fee Schedule and Outpatient Prospective Payment System. Highlights of note for cardiology are detailed below. MedAxiom and ACC staff are reviewing the proposed rules to identify additional topics of interest to members and will submit written comments at the end of the summer.
News | Published: Wednesday, July 7, 2021
The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from the American Hospital Association (AHA) and other hospital groups challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' site-neutral payment policy for hospital outpatient visits. The decision allows the continuation of Medicare payment cuts to off-campus hospital-based clinics.
News | Published: Friday, May 28, 2021
Recently the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released the report of an audit focused on cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). The audit was performed on claims from the third highest paid provider in the country in combined Medicare claims for both outpatient CR and PR.
News | Published: Thursday, April 1, 2021
The Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021 was recently introduced in the House by Reps. Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Adrian Smith (R-NE). This bipartisan legislation would expand patient access to critical cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation services (CR/PR) during a crucial time when treatments for medical conditions have been delayed or avoided during the COVID-19 pandemic. MedAxiom and the ACC have long supported passage of this legislation, which would accelerate and expand the ability of physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs) and clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) to supervise CR programs under Medicare. The bill expedites the effective date of these changes to Jan. 1, 2022, and allows these practitioners to administer programs in their offices, prepare and sign treatment plans, and prescribe exercise.
News | Published: Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Final rules from the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) supporting the seamless and secure access, exchange and use of electronic health information take effect April 5. Implementation of the rules, which were issued in March 2020, were delayed this past fall due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
News | Published: Friday, March 19, 2021
MedAxiom and the ACC, in collaboration with Novo Nordisk A/S, are embarking on a new global program to support improvements in multidisciplinary care for people with Type 2 diabetes. Through the global UNITE (Multidisciplinary Teams In Cardiometabolic Care) program, clinicians across multiple specialties will receive the education and tools needed for an integrated approach to Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease care.
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