Expanded use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is seeing more patients with acute coronary syndromes treated more quickly, according to the latest National Audit of PCI (covering 2012).

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released findings on a number of its initiatives to reform the healthcare delivery system. These include interim financial results for select Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) initiatives, an in-depth savings analysis for Pioneer ACOs, results from the physician group practice demonstration, and expanded participation in the bundled payments for care improvement initiative. Savings from both the Medicare ACOs and Pioneer ACOs exceed $380 million.