April 27, 2023
VAD implant requirement reinstated
Editor's Note
The Joint Commission, on April 26, announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirement to count the volume of ventricular assist device (VAD) implants by surgeons will be reinstated on May 11.
CMS stopped this requirement during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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