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World’s most populous country gains access to Medtronic’s newest TAVR valve

Medtronic developed the self-expanding Evolut FX+ TAVR system with improved coronary access in mind. The FDA-approved device has now officially launched in India.

Joan Michaels, RN, director of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) Transcatheter Valve Therapies (TVT) and IMPACT congenital heart registries, said the addition of the ambulatory surgical center (ASC) registry comes at a time when hospitals are expanding structural heart programs and ASC's will likely play a growing role to help free up more hospital cath labs for the more complex cases.

New registry helps hospitals expand outpatient services for heart patients

The initiation of the ACC Ambulatory Surgical Center Registry comes at a time when hospitals are expanding their structural heart programs. The registry is providing valuable details about which patients should stay at the hospital and which can be treated in an outpatient setting.

FDA highlights risks of evaluating blood pressure with unauthorized medical devices

The agency emphasized that many over-the-counter technologies marketed for this purpose have not been properly evaluated.

Healthcare AI today: Another angle on AI regulation, move fast but don’t break things, WISeR in the real world, more

Getting healthcare AI to fulfill its destiny—can we call it that now?—will require ‘scenario-based’ consideration of every use case.

CIVIE CEO Previews Major Announcement: ‘We See AI Giving Radiologists Complete Control Over Their Work-Life Balance’

Many if not most healthcare AI vendors market tweaked versions of large language models developed by other, usually larger companies. The lack of originality isn’t just a superficial concern. It may burden adopting healthcare organizations with practical, clinical and even legal risks. For clients of the radiology technology company CIVIE, formerly known as Collaborative Imaging, those worries are soon to be things of the past.

Repeat imaging rates higher when scans are interpreted by nurse practitioners, physician assistants

The finding is based on an analysis of nearly 1.4 million office-based imaging claims, conducted by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute.

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Members of Congress condemn Medicare model targeting ‘wasteful’ interventional radiology services

“It is not an exaggeration to say that the requirement of prior authorization for traditional Medicare services will kill seniors,” says Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis.

Referrers frequently failing to recommend patients for key interventional radiology procedure

An analysis of nearly 272,000 uterine fibroid healthcare encounters shows that only about 4% of women underwent uterine fibroid embolization, a minimally invasive IR treatment option.

Odds of late-stage cancer diagnosis double when women put off annual breast cancer screening

Biennial and intermittent screening also significantly decrease rates of overall survival, a new analysis shows.

Medicare coverage for weight loss drug semaglutide could cost up to $145B per year

Medications that target obesity are not typically covered by Medicare. When the FDA approved semaglutide as a way to treat certain cardiovascular risks, however, CMS said Medicare coverage was on the table.

Radiologists, anesthesiologists and emergency medicine physicians implore feds to finalize rule

“This instability is putting in jeopardy our collective ability to meet the core objective of the No Surprises Act: to protect patients," ACR and others wrote recently.

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New data show radiology program directors favoring this factor when selecting residents

The National Resident Match Program on Aug. 20 released details on the characteristics of U.S. MD seniors who matched into their preferred specialty.

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Cardiovascular Business

World’s most populous country gains access to Medtronic’s newest TAVR valve

Medtronic developed the self-expanding Evolut FX+ TAVR system with improved coronary access in mind. The FDA-approved device has now officially launched in India.

Cardiovascular Business

New registry helps hospitals expand outpatient services for heart patients

Cardiovascular Business

FDA highlights risks of evaluating blood pressure with unauthorized medical devices

The agency emphasized that many over-the-counter technologies marketed for this purpose have not been properly evaluated.