June 26, 2019
CMS finalizes coverage policy for TAVR
Editor's Note
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on June 21 issued final updates to its national coverage policy for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
The update provides more flexibility in how centers meet volume requirements for performing TAVR, while emphasizing the importance of the heart team for decision making about valve replacement.
Free Daily News
- Survey assesses continued impact of Change Healthcare cyberattack
- WHO sounds alarm on potential spread of bird flu
- Allison Massari to deliver hopeful, empowering keynote address at OR Manager Conference 2024
- Neurosurgery trial: Early evacuation improves long-term hemorrhage outcomes
- Drug shortages higher than ever
- FDA announces class 1 recalls for premixed embolic, infusion pump software
- Academic medical centers identify performance-improvement priorities
- Propofol anesthesia for colonoscopy could help find polyps, prevent cancer
- FDA Class 1 recall renews concern about historically problematic heart pumps
- New physician compensation report reveals modest pay gains but growing discontent with the profession
© Access Intelligence, LLC. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging