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Cardiac Science is offering a special promotion for their new CareCenter MD™ diagnostic workstation!

Buy now (before September 30, 2010) and choose one of the following items FREE:

• Cardiac Science 5300 vital signs monitor – a $1,160 value
• Rebate check – a $350 value
• One laptop computer – a $650 value

(While supplies last. Cardiac Science reserves the right to substitute incentives of equal or comparable value.)

Looking for EKG Paper? Check out the link below for a guide to almost all of the EKG paper MDD carries!

EKG Paper

Welch Allyn has set up a payback and revenue calculator for resting EKG machines and other medical equipment. By using this calculator a medical practice can determine how quickly they can pay off their initial equipment investment and start making money.

Check out the calculator here.

The following common procedure terminology codes (CPT Codes) describe the various resting electrocardiograph procedures and the national average reimbursement amount.

Electrocardiography ICD-9 Codes

The following ICD-9 Codes support the medical necessity for the use of an electrocardiograph. They include, but are not limited to:

Get your practice or clinic started with Welch Allyn's Set Me Up program

Welch Allyn has created a new rewards program geared specifically for new practices and clinics.  By ordering from a comprehensive set of medical equipment, you can receive reward credit from Welch Allyn for each item.

Ranging from $25 to $500 credit on nearly 40 of Welch Allyn’s top sellers, you can be sure that you’ll be able to receive free equipment on your next order.  Make a purchase of three integrated diagnostic systems and one thermometry device and you’ll qualify for the Set Me Up program.  The more you order, the more rewards you’ll receive.

Click here to see a full list of products and reward credit.

For more information or assistance with orders, visit Medical Device Depot.

Schiller’s AT-102 EKG is currently on a special for only $3595.00.   This unit compares to the Burdick Atria 61 and Welch Allyn CP200.

Advantages -
 - power drawer - easy to load paper vs. top load drawers
 - upgrades to stress testing and spirometry
 - communication modules - XLM, LAN/modem 

Interested in ordering?  Call us at 877-646-3300 or email sales@medicaldevicedepot.com to take advantage of this special pricing!

In February, Congress passed the $838 billion Economic Stimulus package.  The legislation contains one section that is intended to radically reshape the nation’s medical system.

The Stimulus Bill is a major opportunity for physicians to get paid to implement or upgrade their Electronic Health Records (EHR) system.  The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act contains a health IT component of the Bill, the HITECH Act, which appropriates $19.2 billion dollars to encourage the adoption of electronic health records.  The Stimulus Bill should help provide most physicians in the United States with an electronic health record system at ZERO net cost to the physician. 

• Qualified physicians who utilize a certified electronic health record in a “meaningful” way will receive incentive payments through additional reimbursements via either Medicare or Medicaid.
• Starting in 2011, “meaningful” EHR users can earn $44,000 under the Medicare plan and $64,000 under the Medicaid plan over 5 years.
• Early adopters benefits most as about 70% of the payments comes in the first two years.
• Those engaged in PQRI and electronic prescribing can earn an additional $6,000 - $8,000 per year beginning immediately.
• Physicians that do not adopt an EHR by 2015 will be penalized though % decreases in Medicare reimbursements rates.

Check this out!

One of our manufacturers put together this list of comparisons for some of the top EKG machines on the market.  This is a wonderful reference to help you determine which EKG machine would be best for your practice.  Feel free to call us at 877-646-3300 if you have any questions!

Note: This list was compiled by an outside source. Physicians Equipment Blog and/or Medical Device Depot is not responsible for any mistakes.  That said - if you find any, let us know!