Diagnosis coding is the forgotten stepchild in medical practices. Physician coding has focused on Current Procedural Terminology codes, which drives revenue when services are provided under a ...

Physicians know the change to ICD-10 coding on Oct. 1 is going to radically change how they input diagnostic and billing codes. That's mostly due to the number of codes swelling by thousands compared ...

Instead of capturing multiple components of a cardiac rhythm management device implantation with a single code, ICD-10 will force providers to code each component of the device system separately, ...

CMS attempts to answer some of those questions in a new video, “Coding for ICD-10-CM: More of the Basics,” that reviews basic information over the new coding system set to be integrated October 2015.

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging may help physicians make decisions about which patients with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis require an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) to ...

You may have heard of two little devices that doctors use to help treat heart problems: pacemakers and ICDs (implantable cardioverter defibrillators). They use them when you have a type of heart ...

A gene associated with sudden cardiac death in the general population has been identified using implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) monitoring in new research. The research included patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with HF and CAD who increased their daily levels of physical activity after receiving an implantable ...

KANSAS CITY, MO — Older patients who survive an in-hospital cardiac arrest and subsequently receive an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) have a significantly reduced risk of death over the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel implantable cardioverter defibrillator platform may benefit patients with HF not eligible for cardiac ...