A rule title posted to the Federal Register on Aug. 10 indicates CMS will cancel two mandatory bundled payment programs, the Advancing Care Coordination through Episode Payment Models (EPMs) and Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive (CRI) Payment Models, which were set to start in 2018.

A study of 5,365 patients who underwent cardiac surgery at New Brunswick Heart Centre in Canada revealed patients with higher levels of obesity were four times more likely to require extra time in the intensive care unit, three times more likely to need additional time on mechanical ventilation and three times more likely to be readmitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).

Nitroprusside and isoproterenol, a pair of heart medicines, have been prescribed less since their prices skyrocketed between 2012 and 2015, according to a new research article.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stereotaxis, Inc. (OTCQX:STXS), a global leader in innovative robotic technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017.

Geography is an unavoidable obstacle when rural populations are faced with medical emergencies. After all, there are only so many emergency rooms and hospitals. A recent story on CNN.com explored the challenges of providing care to those living in remote locations.

A new study assessing Medtronic’s cryoballoon catheter ablation device found significant cost savings as opposed to radiofrequency ablation, commonly used by cardiologists.

DUBLIN - July 30, 2017 - Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Patient Care, Deep Vein Thrombosis (Compression), and Nutritional Insufficiency businesses within the Patient Monitoring & Recovery (PMR) division of its Minimally Invasive Therapies Group (MITG) to Cardinal Health Inc. (NYSE: CAH) for $6.1 billion in cash.

MACRA—the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015—will impact all of healthcare on the macro level. The program, which CMS believes will change payment from a volume-based system to one focused on value, will have major implications for cardiologists.