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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

About 39% of rads polled by the news website said they fall in this income bracket, placing the profession in a tie with orthopedists. 

Members of the specialty are more likely to trust domain-specific models when it comes to report generation support, research suggests. 

The largest single component of the overall project is likely to be the high-tech, high-touch hospital that’s now slated for opening in 2030.