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4 must-haves for health execs deploying ambient AI scribes at scale

Successfully adopting the technology across wide and varying care settings depends on much more than just technical sophistication.

Aggressively treating blood pressure, cholesterol levels fails to improve cognitive function

Targeting key cardiovascular risk factors for two full years was not linked to a reduced risk of cognitive decline or dementia.

New business model helps private cardiology practices stay independent

The new approach allows private practices to expand and evolve without being acquired.

OmniaSecure defibrillation lead approved by FDA for placement in LBB area

FDA approves smallest defibrillation lead of its kind for LBBA placement

The OmniaSecure defibrillation lead from Medtronic is already approved for placement in the right ventricle. This latest approval covers the left bundle branch area, opening the door for conduction system pacing and other advanced techniques.

Trends in telemedicine utilization from 2019-2024 for all Americans, Americans without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), and Americans With ASCVD.

How telehealth utilization among heart patients has evolved since the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic created a major shift in how telehealth services were being utilized. Those services were used much more often for some patient populations than others.

cleveland clinic settles for failing to disclose research funding

Man wins $10M jury verdict after ED physicians order wrong imaging exam

The incident left John Douglas Cox, a mechanic in Washington’s Clark County, partially paralyzed after physicians failed to promptly diagnose and treat a spinal infection.

Autonomous AI reduces radiologists' breast cancer screening workload in real-world setting

Deployed in screening mammography, the tool identifies normal, low-risk exams and eliminates the need for double reads.

Healthcare educators: Want to stabilize nurse staffing for years to come? Stand up for the Nurse Faculty Loan Program

Federal policy is bandaging localized nursing shortages while ignoring the patient’s serious internal illness.

The Fastwave Sola laser IVL system energy burst to break up coronary calcium.

FastWave Medical reports first-in-human coronary laser IVL procedures

Sola is a rupture-resistant balloon catheter that uses laser energy to deliver 360-degree pressure with each pulse. It was designed to address limitations the company saw in current calcium-modification devices.

Former American College of Cardiology (ACC) president Kim Allan Williams, Sr., MD, MACC, MASNC, FAHA, FESC, chair, department of medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, and an ACC delegate to the American Medical Association House of Delegates, discusses AMA Resolution 404 aimed at improving public awareness of low-dose CT lung cancer screening that can also identify coronary artery disease (CAD) ate the same time.

ACC backs AMA resolution to boost lung cancer and heart disease screenings in smokers with low-dose CT scans

Former American College of Cardiology president Kim Allan Williams, Sr., MD, an ACC delegate to the American Medical Association House of Delegates, discusses an AMA resolution aimed at improving public awareness of low-dose CT lung cancer exams that can screen for coronary artery calcium at the same time.

AI prediction reduces radiologists' prostate MRI-related workloads by 20%

With prostate MRI assessments now being utilized more frequently, experts suggest AI could offer a more sustainable approach to managing growing workloads.

Study finds 35 million patients may be eligible for renal denervation

However, eligibility alone does not mean a patient will benefit from treatment.

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4 must-haves for health execs deploying ambient AI scribes at scale

Successfully adopting the technology across wide and varying care settings depends on much more than just technical sophistication.