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Private equity-backed cardiology practice adding new in-house smart lab powered by AI

Clinlab.AI will oversee every aspect of this new-look laboratory, working to integrate it with the practice's workflows in a way that boosts patient care and speeds up treatment decisions.

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AI-powered EHR alerts make a world of difference for cardiologists, heart patients

AI can help care teams identify heart patients who would benefit from TAVR or another life-changing valve intervention.

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FDA confirms another recall for Johnson & Johnson’s Impella heart pumps

More than 33,000 devices are affected by this recall. Customers may need to return and replace the purge cassettes included with their devices due to a risk of serious injury or death. 

Former American College of Cardiology president Hadley Wilson, MD, FACC, executive vice chair of Atrium Health's Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, shared his thoughts on what he saw as the key studies in the above video interview with Cardiovascular Business. He covered numerous trials in more detail in the video. #ACC26 #ACC
Key clinical takeaways from ACC.26

Hadley Wilson, MD, a former American College of Cardiology president, spoke to Cardiovascular Business about several studies presented at ACC.26.

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Bipartisan bill would cap radiologist pay cuts in Medicare program

Lawmakers led by Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., are reintroducing the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026, which is endorsed by the AMA and MGMA. 

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Radiologists urge Medicare contractor to exempt professional component from new pay restriction

Noridian is reportedly requiring rads to provide medical records “they do not control,” and are unable to force referring physicians to furnish. 

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AI firm focused on diagnosing prostate cancer via MRI raises $11M

U.K.-based Lucida Medical’s diagnostic tool is already deployed by the NHS, with the company earmarking the funds for the pursuit of regulatory approval in the U.S. 

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Philips issues urgent device correction notice for thousands of imaging units

Philips notified affected customers of the issue in early March, also sharing details on signs of potential system failures. 

Whoop, a Boston-based wearable technologies company, has raised $575 million in new financing at a $10.1 billion valuation. Investors include Abbott, Mayo Clinic, LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Whoop raises $575M—Abbott, LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo among the investors

Whoop, a Boston-based wearable technologies company, raised the new funding on a $10.1 billion evaluation.

Interventional cardiologist Roxana Mehran, MD, officially started her one-year term as the president of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) on the closing day of ACC.26, the group’s annual conference in New Orleans.
Interventional cardiologist Roxana Mehran elected ACC president

A prominent figure in the fields of interventional cardiology and women’s health is now leading the American College of Cardiology.

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Imaging interpretation turnaround times more than double over a decade

“These increases likely indicate that the radiology workforce has reached maximum capacity," Neiman Health Policy Institute experts write in JACR. 

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CEO of America’s largest public hospital system says he’s ready to replace radiologists with AI

Mitchell H. Katz, MD, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, recently spoke during a panel discussion held by Crain’s New York Business. 

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Private equity-backed cardiology practice adding new in-house smart lab powered by AI

Clinlab.AI will oversee every aspect of this new-look laboratory, working to integrate it with the practice's workflows in a way that boosts patient care and speeds up treatment decisions.

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