Researchers compared patient outcomes from 2019 with data from the pandemic’s first four months, sharing their findings in the American Journal of Cardiology.
Case complexity also plummeted in several key categories during the pandemic peak, with implications for future budgeting and resource allocation, experts advised.
Combining the Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System with AI-based malignancy risk scoring bolstered exam specificity up to 96%, compared to 66% when using Lung-RADS alone.
Patients are typically told to put anticoagulation therapy on hold two to four days before they undergo TAVR. This study’s authors aimed to see if this was truly necessary.
If the hospitals of America’s most populous city are any sort of bellwether, CMS is going to have its hands full trying to enforce compliance with the Trump Administration’s executive order on price transparency.