Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates and Orlando Center for Outpatient Surgery will pay $3.4 million to settle kickback allegations related to kidney stone procedures, according to a June 28 ...

On July 30, 2008, CMS issued its final rule regarding the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). CMS elected to allow healthcare service providers until October 1, 2009 to restructure ...

kidney stone bladder stone assorted against ruler The goal of burst wave lithotripsy is to provide a noninvasive, 30-minute treatment in the clinic without the need for anesthesia, according to ...

A noninvasive ultrasound technology called Break Wave lithotripsy (BWL) offers a safe and effective new option for treatment of urinary stones, reports a clinical trial in the October issue of the ...

PAD patients with severe calcification of the external and common iliac arteries who require TAVI can undergo a successful delivery of the device when it is facilitated by pretreatment with ...

A novel technology called intravascular lithotripsy-facilitated percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (IVL-PBMV) shows promise for treating patients with severe calcific mitral stenosis (MS) and ...

The device uses hertz contact stress energy to break down calcium deposits. The National Heart Centre Singapore has performed an intravascular lithotripsy procedure using the LithiX Hertz Contact IVL ...