The transition to ICD-10 is a leading concern for many healthcare executives and was a popular topic of discussion at the recent annual meeting of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, held ...

In a Medical Practice Insider article, Tom Ormondroyd, vice president and general manager at Precyse Learning Solutions; Bruce Scott, MD, Precyse ICD-10 Consultant; and Christian Oliver, associate ...

Use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death appears to be beneficial on the background of modern heart failure (HF) therapies, according to an ...

An eHealth Initiative and American Health Information Management Association survey found most healthcare providers underestimate the benefits ICD-10 will bring practices after full implementation, ...

The healthcare Industry as a whole is currently weighing its options after the recent announcement by Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius that the federal government may extend the ...

Dr. Hunter Champion answers the question: 'ICD Benefits And Complications?' — -- Question: What are the benefits and potential complications that can be expected from an ICD for heart failure?

Longer-term results of the DANISH trial confirm what was seen 4 years earlier: an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) does not reduce the risk of all-cause or CV mortality in patients with ...

The shift to ICD-10 is set to happen next year, and while it will be difficult for many healthcare facilities and practices, there are a number of benefits to ICD-10, according to a whitepaper ...

For those healthcare organizations that don't yet have a picture of the advantages ICD-10 will bring, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has outlined some of the most important ones.

Germany's Biotronik announced the publication of a study in HeartRhythm that shows the MRI compatibility of its implantable cardioverter defibrillators, as it races ...

If you implant internal cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) and you care about how well patients understand their devices, you will be disappointed in the results of a study released today in JAMA Internal ...

Medtronic plc MDT recently announced the receipt of the CE mark for the Aurora EV-ICD MRI SureScan (Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator) and Epsila EV MRI SureScan defibrillation lead ...