Almost two in five physicians suffered moral distress in the two weeks leading up to their being asked about it by researchers. That was a markedly larger slice than the team observed in the general U.S. working population.
A multidisciplinary research team has found a new use for a reliable medical device. Multiple heart patients have already benefited for the group’s outside-the-box thinking.
The high-risk patients who require urgent or emergent TAVR are often excluded from major clinical trials. To learn more about this population, researchers explored data from nearly 600 patients treated at high-volume facilities.
Regulators recently scolded the France-based pharmaceutical firm for safety issues that occurred at its plant in Raleigh, North Carolina, which produces imaging contrast agents.
Sophia Shaklian, 38, of Los Angeles, and accomplices bilked Medicare of millions by submitting false claims for diagnostic imaging and hospice care that was unnecessary or never administered.
The issue stems from a mode on the ventilation systems malfunctioning. Although no devices need to be removed from care settings, some will require repair.
A specific model of AutoPulse resuscitation system manufactured by Zoll is prone to a failure code that could result in inadequate chest compressions being administered to patients. The affected kits must be removed from the supply chain immediately.
Suman Tandon, MD, a representative of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, explains her organization's concerns about artificial intelligence being used to automatically deny prior authorizations and prevent patients from accessing care.
Almost two in five physicians suffered moral distress in the two weeks leading up to their being asked about it by researchers. That was a markedly larger slice than the team observed in the general U.S. working population.
