Press Releases

Elucid Bioimaging, Inc. has announced a final rule from US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that will significantly increase the reimbursement for cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA). The new rule, which goes into effect January 1, 2025, will double the amount paid to hospitals and outpatient clinics who perform cardiac CT scans from $175 to $357.13, allowing more hospitals, particularly those in non-urban areas, to be able to offer this service, reducing disparit

Medtronic, the global leader in healthcare technology, today announced results from two studies evaluating the utility of atherectomy for peripheral endovascular interventions. Results from both analyses were released at the Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) 2024 conference in Las Vegas. The Total REALITY study, a late-breaking presentation, retrospectively compared directional atherectomy (DA) versus balloon predilatation prior to drug-coated balloon (DCB) treatment of long,

Acarix, a leader in rapid AI and acoustics-based cardiac diagnostics, announced today that the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided that the CPT code 0716T - the CADScor® System - shall be assigned to APC 5733 including status indicator assignment to "S" (separately payable) for calendar year 2025. The CMS ruling means standalone fixed reimbursement is now possible for the CADScor System in outpatient settings. "Locking in guaranteed

Encompass Health, today announced preliminary plans to build a freestanding, 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the master planned community of Wiregrass Ranch in Wesley Chapel, Florida. The hospital will serve patients recovering from debilitating illnesses and injuries, including strokes and other neurological disorders, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions. In addition to 24-hour nursing care, the hospital will offer ph

Shockwave Medical, Inc., part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech and a global leader in the field of circulatory restoration, announced the completion of enrollment in EMPOWER CAD, the first prospective all-female study of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in complex calcific disease. The study is seeking to confirm the benefits of coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in female patients with calcified lesions in a post-market, real-world, all-comers population. Primary endpoint resul

Siemens Healthineers now offers Atellica Integrated Automation on the Atellica CI Analyzer,1 to consolidate 25 tasks typically handled manually by clinical laboratory staff. This offering redefines automation for clinical labs and has been shown to reduce the manual workflow steps laboratory professionals perform by 75%.2Traditional total laboratory automation uses a track to transport patient samples throughout the laboratory to sample preparation equipment and then onto connected analyzers

Medically Home, a tech-enabled services company operationalizing decentralized care to the home for patients, and SCP Health, a national clinical services provider, today announced a partnership to enable clinical command center services for health systems providing hospital care at home. Medically Home is the established leader in hospital care delivered in the home, having pioneered the model along with the clinical, technological, and logistical operations nearly a decade ago. Th

careMESH, a healthcare technology company focused on improving patient care coordination, announced today that its NAVIGATE platform can be found in Connection Hub on Epic Showroom. Patient navigators can now use this highly flexible solution to manage patients through personalized workflows entirely within their EHR. The integration allows seamless management from referral through treatment and long-term follow-up. It avoids the need to maintain separate records, supports collaboration with

athenahealth, a leading provider of network-enabled software and services for medical practices and health systems nationwide, today announced the launch of Ambient Notes, an innovative solution designed to reduce the burden of clinical note documentation by integrating ambient listening and generative AI technology directly into the athenaOne experience. Currently in limited release with select customers, this new solution builds on athenahealth’s continued commitment to empowering cli

IKS Health, a provider of healthcare enablement solutions, announced its partnership with Radiology Partners (RP), a leading radiology practice in the U.S., through its owned and affiliated practices. By leveraging IKS Health’s innovative Gen AI-powered Care Enablement Platform, this collaboration aims to enable RP to streamline processes, improving access to critical imaging services. Technology-driven solutions will allow RP’s dozens of practices and more than 3,900 radiologists