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.

Basically, the S-ICD devise improves upon earlier implantable defibrillators. Tabbal says the new procedure takes about two hours, and many patients will be able to go home the same day.

A standard test of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is linked to significant thought-processing problems that improve for most patients within a year after the device is inserted ...

The rate averaged about 8% for permanent pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) procedures across all evaluated centers in the two countries, but exceeded 15% for ICD ...

The shorter ICD procedure times and, in the case of ablation procedures, the greater distance of the primary operator from the radiation source, likely contribute to their far lower radiation ...

After an ICD is inserted, doctors check its performance by medically causing repeated episodes of irregular heartbeat. The procedure, known as ventricular defibrillation testing, temporarily ...

Summary “BRIC Cardiac Rhythm Management Procedures Outlook to 2025” is a comprehensive databook report, covering key procedures data on the BRIC Cardiac Rhythm Management Procedures.

Hospitals will be asked to self-audit ICD procedures using an audit tool the federal government developed in collaboration with defense counsel and Navigant Consulting, attorneys say.

Videotape surgical procedures for better quality, fewer malpractice suits; Convoluted code mappings to ICD-10 could be costly; ...