For convenience, we classify these factors into four groups: (1) patient-specific factors, (2) factors related to the ICD system (leads, shock waveform, defibrillation pathway), (3) drug effects, and ...

Thomas Edison. Nickolas Tesla. Two hundred years ago, Edison and Tesla proposed different approaches to solve the same, unified problem — how to illuminate the world. Today, we face a similar quandary ...

Testing is going to make or break your ICD-10 transition. That is when you will find out if your project plan is working correctly. While there hasn't been a whole lot of ICD-10 testing done yet there ...

There's a lot being said about the importance of ICD-10 end-to-end testing. But why? Healthcare providers need to know what they are looking for. A set of testing goals will help guide medical ...

In a recent policy reversal the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced it would offer ICD-10 end-to-end testing this summer. But, testing required for a successful switch is not limited ...

In June, MGMA released the results of a questionnaire that ranked members' most pressing practice-management challenges. In this edition of "Practice Makes Perfect," we'll tackle No. 6 on that list: ...

Eighty-eight percent of test claims were accepted during the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid's second round of ICD-10 testing in April, the agency announced Tuesday. That compares with an 81 percent ...

Editor's note: For more on this topic, stay tuned for an upcoming Health Policy Brief update on transitioning to ICD-10. The on again, off again plans for ICD-10 code set implementation leaves many ...

The goal of implant testing is determine optimal balance between implant safety and long-term benefits of ICD therapy. Experts now consider testing less critical for left pectoral ICDs than they did ...