CMS also announced that the penalty phase of its Appropriate Use Criteria Program has been delayed yet again.

The initial complaint, filed nearly one year ago, remains unresolved. 

“The primary reason I reported these events was to help prevent this from happening to anyone else again, especially women fellows in the field of cardiology,” the victim said. 

The study's authors noted that the ECG acquisition technology in these wearable devices appears to be quite effective. The automated algorithms, however, could still be improved. 

The algorithm works with Eko's smart stethoscopes to help physicians identify and diagnose structural heart murmurs. 

Adam Greenbaum, MD, explains how transcatheter electrosurgery can be used to prevent left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction using a new procedure called Septal Scoring Along the Midline Endocardium (SESAME).