OrbusNeich Medical, a developer and marketer of medical devices for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, was granted U.S. Patent No. 7,682,384 B2, entitled Stent with Helical Elements, relating to an expandable stent comprised of a plurality of helical segments.

After more than one month of playing the waiting game, Boston Scientific has received the green light from the FDA to continue shipments of its Cognis cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-D) and Teligen implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).

Patients who do not have healthcare insurance, or those with insurance but other financial concerns about accessing healthcare, are more likely to delay seeking emergency care for a heart attack, according to a study in the April 14 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association.

Nevada, Arizona, Indiana, North Dakota and Mississippi have joined the 13 attorneys general (AG) who are party to the suit challenging the healthcare reform law, filed by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. Two of the state governors, Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, have sidestepped their AGs to partake in the lawsuit.

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed into law a bill that will expand telemedicine coverage in the state by ensuring that health insurers cover and reimburse for healthcare services provided through telemedicine.

Nearly a third of providers planning an EMR purchase are replacing an existing program, according to a new report from healthcare research firm KLAS. When it comes to choosing an EMR, physician practices are considering an ever-increasing number of software vendors, KLAS found.

After Boston Scientific voluntarily ceased shipment of all its implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) for failing to notify the FDA of manufacturing changes, the Wall Street Journal has reported that the company is now being probed by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Electronic health records, claim-scrubbing software and computer-assisted coding help facilities net optimal reimbursement and gird for the switch to ICD-10.