A Waukesha, Wisconsin man was prescribed a life-saving medical device after a heart attack, but his insurer denied coverage after deciding the device was “not medically necessary”. Dan Saccomando, who survived a heart attack at 47, wore the ZOLL LifeVest, a wearable defibrillator, every day. He was told the device would act as a failsafe …
Israeli researchers have built an artificial intelligence tool that analyzes ECG tests and predicts heart failure with high accuracy weeks before it happens. The new technology is for people with myositis – muscle inflammation – which increases the risk of heart failure. The physician who led the research, Dr. Shahar Shelly of the Rambam Healthcare …
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Heart Attack Patient Denied Device Coverage; the insurer responds It’s a prescribed device a doctor told a Waukesha man that could save his life. Yet his insurer denied coverage, calling the device “not medically necessary.” WAUKESHA, Wis. – It’s a prescribed device a doctor told a Waukesha man that could save his life. Yet his …
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