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Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) with Medtronic’s self-expanding Harmony valve is both safe and effective after more than a year, according to new real-world data published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.[1]

The same device was previously recalled back in 2022. Customers are urged to return unused delivery systems to Medtronic to avoid any issues.

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The daily polypill was also associated with improved drug adherence, according to new research out of UT Southwestern.

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The agency said it hopes to control “unnecessary” increases in the volume of clinic visit services furnished at certain off-campus hospital departments.

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Rabun County, Georgia, jurors settled on the eight-figure sum on June 26 following a trial that started 11 days prior, with Gainesville Radiology Group one of the defendants. 

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Details are emerging in the extraordinary case of a U.S. toddler who was found alive in a hospital morgue five or six hours after an ER doctor declared the child dead by drowning. 

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A hospital system in Tennessee is under fire for delays getting patients’ radiology reports submitted in a timely manner following its move to outsource reads.

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A patient of Huntsville Hospital Health System says the hospital was negligent when it failed to protect patient data that was taken by hackers during a breach on a legacy Cerner EHR system. The hospital said the EHR vendor is ultimately responsible. 

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The Office of Inspector General said a "leadership failure and poor decision making" in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in New York has left it unable to properly fulfill its mission to "protect patients from abuse and neglect."

Pi-Cardia ShortCut TAVR device

The FDA-cleared ShortCut leaflet modification device has been linked to positive real-world outcomes.

These "forward-thinking organizations" have all committed to participating in multiple data registries and quality improvement programs. Did your facility make the cut? 

Roderick Tung explains cardio-neuro ablation therapy for recurrent vasovagal syncope

The procedure is designed to help patients who experience frequent fainting episodes that impair their quality of life.

Medicare Advantage

"These high costs could pose barriers to care for such plans’ beneficiaries,” researchers wrote July 1 in the American Journal of Roentgenology

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The same device was previously recalled back in 2022. Customers are urged to return unused delivery systems to Medtronic to avoid any issues.

The daily polypill was also associated with improved drug adherence, according to new research out of UT Southwestern.

The agency said it hopes to control “unnecessary” increases in the volume of clinic visit services furnished at certain off-campus hospital departments.