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tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 9
Physician Notes: Carrier Will Cover Telephone Or Internet Defibrillator Monitoring
If you're sending a patient home with an implanted cardiac defibrillator, you won't need to wait until the next visit to check up on his progress.
Part B carrier Noridian says it'll cover telephone or Internet monitoring for ICDs, using services such as Medtronic's CareLink that transmit data electronically to a receiving station where it is stored until the physician can evaluate it. These devices also can transmit an unexpected event, "such as a defibrillating discharge of the pacemaker, an episode of lightheadedness, syncope or even a cardiac arrhythmia," says Noridian.
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