ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT: States Take Steps to Allow Cardiac Procedures in ASCs

ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT


States Take Steps to Allow Cardiac Procedures in ASCs

Two years after CMS approved the procedures, Mississippi and Michigan have followed suit

BY STEPHEN ABRESCH | FEBRUARY 2022

Percutaneous coronary intervention procedures, also referred to as PCI procedures and coronary angioplasties, have traditionally been performed on an inpatient basis. In May 1999, the Journal of Invasive Cardiology published the first randomized study demonstrating that same-day discharge after PCI is as safe and effective as performing the procedure on an inpatient basis.

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