Though a systemic switch to ICD-10 has been delayed twice, healthcare providers, healthcare plans and clearinghouses around the country are finally saying they expect the October 2015 deadline to be ...

Dual coding may be necessary to help practices implement ICD-10, but it will also cost money and productivity, according to a Government Health IT report.

First-of-its-kind Aurora EV-ICD™ system offers single device, single procedure with lead placed outside of heart and veins FDA approval of the Medtronic Aurora EV-ICD system includes the system ...

Experts agree that ICD-10 should be implemented in tandem with other initiatives, such as meaningful use, in order to save time and money and reduce redundancy.

Now that the Department of Health and Human Services has decided on the new I deadline, one reality not to be overlooked is that October 1, 2014 is a mere two years away.

Medtronic's Aurora extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator system uses a single lead implanted substernally to allow anti-tachycardia pacing and low-energy defibrillation.

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 ...

More than $6 billion has been invested in preparing for the ICD-10 transition, which has now been delayed for a year, according to an American Academy of Pediatrics News report.

Additional prospective research that follows patients through ICD implantation and monitors their physical activity in the years after the procedure is needed to confirm if increasing physical ...