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Boarding is hospital-speak for when patients get left in the emergency department, typically on gurneys or in wheelchairs, for many hours—sometimes days—because no inpatient beds are available. 

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Prior to the new “RAPID” program announced on Thursday, it could take a year or more for Breakthrough-designated medical devices to earn approval for Medicare coverage. Now regulators say that timeline could be reduced to as little as two months.

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure

The 22-week-old patient was successfully treated by a traveling cardiologist—all without being transported to the cath lab.

Harmony Reynolds, MD, FACC, director of the cardiovascular clinical research center at NYU Langone Health, presented a study at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2026 meeting using coronary optical coherence tomography (OCT) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine sex differences in underlying causes of myocardial infarction with no obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA).

The combination of OCT and MRI can help provide an improved sense of clarity when managing MINOCA patients, according to new data presented at ACC.26 in New Orleans.

 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted market clearance for Biotronik's Acticor Sky and Rivacor Sky implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) systems. The new technology will be launches at the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) annual meeting this week. #HRS2026

These devices were built to provide better patient data and improve clinician workflows. They will be on display at Heart Rhythm 2026 in Chicago. 

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CMS and the FDA say the goal is to improve patient access to medical devices that address an unmet need.

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“Radiologists should exercise caution when implementing...protocoling workflows that bypass independent radiologist review," one expert writes in the American Journal of Roentgenology

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Co-founders Jonathan Steinberger, MD, and Gabriel Lipshutz, MD, are starting Elmnt IR with an initial location in Los Angeles and more to follow.  

Christoph Wald, MD, MBA, FACR, vice chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors, professor of radiology and senior associate consultant for radiologist at Mayo Clinic, explains the ACR resources available to radiology practices to better evaluate artificial intelligence imaging algorithms.

Christoph Wald, MD, vice chair of the American College of Radiology Board of Chancellors, explains the resources available to practices looking to bolster cybersecurity.

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Although the company is already bringing in revenue from medical radioisotopes, the new funding will help further these initiatives and drive additional research and development.

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Researchers explored data from more than 8,000 patients treated over a three-year period. 

Nicholas Marston, MD, MPH assistant professor of medicine, and a cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, presented the late-breaking VESALIUS-CV data on the use of evolocumab for the reduction of major cardiovascular events in patients who do not have significant atherosclerosis. #ACC26

Late-breaking data out of ACC.26 suggest a more aggressive treatment approach for these patients could be beneficial. 

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Boarding is hospital-speak for when patients get left in the emergency department, typically on gurneys or in wheelchairs, for many hours—sometimes days—because no inpatient beds are available.