A widely accepted model systematically underpredicts major atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk in disadvantaged communities, according to a new study in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Unless you were lucky enough to be on an extended summer vacation, you know that CMS proposed to halt bundled payment programs for Episode Payment Models (EPMs) for MI and bypass surgery and the Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive (CRI) payment model. (Public comment on the changes can be made through October 16th.)

The wholesale list price of evolocumab would need to be slashed by roughly one-third—from $14,253 to $9,669—for the cholesterol-lowering drug to meet generally accepted cost-effectiveness standards for treating patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), according to new research.

DUBLIN - August 22, 2017 - Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2018, which ended July 28, 2017.

A week ago, CMS announced it will cancel two mandatory bundled payment programs that were set to begin in 2018. According to an item in Forbes, the pullback from value-based care initiative, which has received mixed reviews within the industry, might have disastrous effects on the Medicare Hospital Trust Fund.

CMS confirmed Tuesday it has proposed to cancel two mandatory bundled payment programs, Episode Payment Models (EPMs) and the Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive (CRI) payment model, closing a path for cardiologists to qualify for the 5 percent bonus in the Advanced Alternative Payment Models (AAPMs) payment track.

On. Aug. 15, the American Heart Association (AHA) announced CPR training courses will require use of an instrumented directive feedback device, effective Jan. 39, 2019. Using the devices, students receive audiovisual evaluation and corrective instruction on chest compression rate, depth and proper hand placement.

MACRA—the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015—will have profound impact on the healthcare industry as a whole. In the Aug. 14 “Leadership Page” of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, ACC President Mary Norine Walsh, MD, details her views on just how cardiologists and practice administrators can prepare themselves.