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Abdelhadi, Raed

Title: Cardiologist
Organization: Allina Health
Date: 02/22/2013
Comment:
I would like to express my support of Drs. Wilkoff and Zoghbi, and my colleagues at the Heart Rhythm Society and American College of Cardiology, in their request for reconsideration of a national coverage determination for cardiac pacemakers (NCD More opens in new window

Adler, Stuart

Title: MD
Organization: Health East Heart Care
Date: 01/29/2013
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I am a practicing Electrophysiologist and I have reviewed the consensus document from HRS and ACC regarding indications for implantation of dual chamber pacemakers. I completely agree that the current research supports the changes outlined in the More opens in new window

Allen, Melissa

Organization: Norton Cardiovascular Associates Heart Rhythm Center
Date: 01/25/2013
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I support the request by Dr. More opens in new window

Ambrosia, Alphonse

Title: Vice Chairman of Medicine
Organization: Banner Heart Hospital
Date: 02/22/2013
Comment:
I am in support of the current Heart Rhythm Society recommendations for implantation of dual chamber pacemakers, which does not require a change in the NCD. If this change is made, the unintended consequence will result in lower quality care for More opens in new window

Arnett, Donna

Title: President
Organization: American Heart Association
Date: 02/22/2013
Comment:

On behalf of the American Heart Association (AHA), including the American Stroke Association (ASA) and over 22.5 million AHA and ASA volunteers and supporters, we appreciate the opportunity to submit our comments in response to the Centers for More opens in new window

Bagwe, Suveer

Bailey, Vicki

Title: Manager Case Management
Organization: Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Date: 01/28/2013
Comment:
Our facility performs dual ahamber pacermakers as a standard of care. I support the recomendation to widen the coverage as requested by aCC and HRS. thank More opens in new window

Baston, Linda

Date: 01/29/2013
Comment:
Dual chamber pacers are the standard of care in our community and at Good Samaritan and Bethesda Hospitals and I support the recommendations to widen the coverage as requested by the ACC and More opens in new window

Beason, Alan

Title: CEO/Administrator
Organization: Cardiovascular Consultants, LLP
Date: 01/28/2013
Comment:
Dual chamber pacers are the standard of care at our facility and my practice supports the recommendations to widen the coverage as requested by the ACC and More opens in new window

Beck, Bryan

Title: Dr.Bryan Beck
Organization: Southeast Health
Date: 01/30/2013
Comment:
In regards to dual chamber pacemakers, i strongly feel dual chamber devices are and should be the standard of care. Single chamber devices are often completely inadequate and do nothing but support a persons heart rate with no consideration to More opens in new window

Bernstein, Mark

Date: 02/19/2013
Comment:
Dual chamber pacers are the standard of care at the facilities that I work and I support the recommendations to widen the coverage as requested by the ACC and More opens in new window

Biggs, Tami

Title: RN Sr Manager- Cardiac Services
Organization: Banner Health- Good Samaritan Medical Center
Date: 02/22/2013
Comment:
The coverage guidelines proposed by the HRS and ACC have been reviewed and are endorsed by the System-wide Banner Health Cardiology Clinical Consensus Group. I am in support of widening coverage for dual chamber pacemakers as proposed by the HRS More opens in new window

Blum, Laura

Title: Vice President of Health Policy
Organization: Heart Rhythm Society
Date: 02/21/2013
Comment:

Dear Dr. Jacques:

We appreciate the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) receptiveness to the Heart Rhythm Society and the American College of Cardiology’s request to update the clinical indications for dual-chamber More opens in new window

Bonhomme, Chad

Title: Medical Director of Electrophysiology
Organization: Community Health Network
Date: 01/29/2013
Comment:
I support the recommendations to widen the coverage as requested by the ACC and HRS. Chad Bonhomme, MD CCDS Medical Director of Electrophysiology Community Health More opens in new window

Bridges, Diana

Date: 01/28/2013
Comment:
I fully support the recommendations by HRS. Through research HRS has established that dual chamber pacing is the best practice for patients. If we truly whish to move to a best practice model and do what is right for patients, I feel the CMS More opens in new window

Bronson, Coleen

Title: Manager, Utilization Review
Organization: Lee Memorial Health System
Date: 01/29/2013
Comment:
Our facility performs dual chamber pacermakers as a standard of care and in compliance with evidence-based medicine; and potentially decreasing the need to return to surgery at a later date and exposure to the associated risks. I support the More opens in new window

Bucco, Mary Ellen

Date: 02/22/2013
Comment:
The coverage guidelines proposed by the HRS and ACC have been reviewed and are endorsed by the System-wide Banner Health Cardiology Clinical Consensus Group. I am in support of widening coverage for dual chamber pacemakers as proposed by the HRS More opens in new window

clayton, kevin

Title: Cardiologist practicing for 20 years
Date: 02/19/2013
Comment:
When I was a young fellow the argument about the benefits of dual chamber vs single chamber rate responsive pacing ended. Now despite more than two decades of good clinical practice we are being financially penalized for offering standard of care. More opens in new window

Collins, Jim

Title: President
Organization: CardiologyCoder.Com, Inc.
Date: 02/14/2013
Comment:
Following are the diagnosis codes associated with the indications on Table 1 of the Consensus Statement. I propose to include these in the revised National Coverage Determination. 427.81 427.89 426.89 427.31 426.10 – More opens in new window

Coons, Lois

Title: Director of CV Services
Organization: Mary Rutan Hospital
Date: 01/28/2013
Comment:
Dual Chamber pacemaker implants are the standard of care at our hospital and I am in total agreement with the ACC/HRS More opens in new window

Cooper, Dolly

Title: Certified Coder
Organization: Cardiovascular Consultants
Date: 01/29/2013
Comment:
Dual chamber pacers are the standard of care at our facility and our practice supports the recommendations to widen the coverage as requested by the ACC and More opens in new window

Desai, Basavaraj

Title: Physician
Organization: Mary Rutan Hospital
Date: 01/29/2013
Comment:
We agree with ACC/HRS guidelines for pacemaker More opens in new window

Dodds, Al

Date: 01/29/2013
Comment:
Dual chamber pacers are the standard of care for most patients with sinus rhythm. I support the recommendations to widen coverage as supported by the ACC and More opens in new window

Donahue, Timothy

Date: 02/18/2013
Comment:
I almost always place a dual chamber pacemaker in patients who are in normal sinus rhythm and require permanent pacing. It saves the patient an extra procedure in many cases and permits me to pace the heart in the optimal manner. Dual chamber More opens in new window

Donley, Diane

Title: Physician Advisor Utilization Management
Organization: Munson Medical Center
Date: 02/20/2013
Comment:
I am writing in support of the recommendations made to CMS in writing by Dr. Wilkoff, past President of the Heart Rhythm Society, and Dr. Zoghbi, President of the American College of Cardiology, to expand coverage for dual chamber pacemakers. The More opens in new window

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