Since the 1st of November there is a regulation for the reimbursement of the disposable probes for concomitant atrial fibrillation ablation.
The registry for the reimbursement of the disposable probes consist of three parts:
- Pre-operative form: to be filled in before discharge of the patient
- Procedural form: to be completed within one month after the procedure
- Follow-up from: 3 follow-ups during two years (one Echocardiography and one Holter)
The first two parts have to be completed for reimbursement. As proof of completion two receipt numbers will be given.
Once the two parts of the registration, namely the pre-operative part and the procedural part, are completed, a notification form is produced. The latter must be produced within 30 days following the intervention. The notification form must be signed by the electrophysiologist and the cardiac surgeon. The cardiac surgeon is responsible for the transmission of the notification form to the hospital pharmacist who will transmit it to the insurance company together with the invoice.
The two year follow-up is mandatory for the final report. The modalities of the follow-up at 6, 12 and 24 months will be clarified later.
Note that all fields in the AFIB web-registry are mandatory, even the fields without an asterix (*).
The BACTS Atrial Fibrillation Management Database will be hosted on an external protected server. Each center will have a login and password. There is only access to the centers own data.
Reimbursement criteria
Inclusion criteria
· Concomitant surgical treatment of documented atrial fibrillation in combination with one of the following 229014-229025,229515-229526,229574-229585,229596-229600,229611-229622,229633-229644
Exclusion criteria
· Permanent atrial fibrillation > 5 years
· Left atrial diameter > 65 mm (parasternal long axis view)
· Percutaneous ablation for atrial fibrillation during same admission
Links:
- http://clickserver5.clickworks.be/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=BACTS&-startsession
- Data Collections Form (DCF) [word / pdf ]
- Datafields of registry (excel, preop form, proceduralform, follow up form)
- http://www.riziv.be/care/nl/other/implants/information-topic/disposable_probe/index.htm
- http://www.riziv.be/care/fr/other/implants/information-topic/disposable_probe/index.htm
- BACTS 2012 registry (demo) (.zip) - open BACTS.fp7
Contact database@bacts.org