Webcast: Reimbursement for Pacers and ICDs

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Webcast: Pacemaker and ICD Reimbursement

Webcast by Dr. Harwin Mead reviewing the basics of ICD reimbursement including the coverage ofaccepted implant indications and exclusions and using The ICD Registry™.

Reimbursement for Pacers and ICDs Webcast

The Heart Rhythm Society offers a number of webcasts on a variety of subjects

View webcast of Reimbursement for Pacers and ICDs, originally delivered at Heart Rhythm 2008.

Visit the Society’s Health Policy section of the website for the most up-to-date information on coding and reimbursement.

R. Hardwin Mead, MD reviews the basics of ICD reimbursement in this webcast, covering accepted implant indications and exclusions, primary versus secondary prevention, using The ICD Registry™ and billing for biventricular devices. Dr. Mead discusses presenting and documenting appropriate indications and exclusions, the need to be aware of coding nuances for primary prevention patients, using primary and secondary ICD-9 codes appropriately to ensure claims are accepted and encourages ethical standards for hospitals and industry.

Dr. Mead’s presentation was one of four segments of a Heart Rhythm 2008 session titled Reimbursement Issues for EP Specialists and Their Hospitals.

Faculty

Reimbursement for Pacers and ICDs (presentation length, 25:21)
R. Hardwin Mead, MD
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA

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Reimbursement for Pacers and ICDs

» Visit the CMCA website to learn more about Dr. Mead