According to a new proposal, using AI to evaluate CCTA results and quantify plaque buildup is “reasonable and medically necessary” in certain clinical scenarios.

Despite the opportunistic screening capabilities afforded by artificial intelligence applications, primary care providers are hesitant to embrace the technology.  

A cardiologist in Billings, Montana, says her new-look practice was designed to reach patients faster and ditch unnecessary red tape. Patients pay an upfront fee, and insurance does not play a role in treatment decisions.

This move represents a pivot of sorts for Edwards; instead of pursuing a spin-off of its critical care business, the company is now doubling down on its commitment to develop new structural heart technologies. BD, meanwhile, says the transaction will deliver significant value. 

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Rehoboth McKinley Medical Center lost a 2019 malpractice case involving a botched hernia surgery. The hospital was already operating at a loss before the case went to court.

Daniel J. Castro, MD, defrauded insurers and patients by conducting unnecessary excisions of glands in the head and neck.

Radiologists are known to miss comical oddities planted in medical images. In one study conducted in 2013, 83% of rads famously missed a man in a monkey suit waving hello from inside a lung scan.

Using the latest version was associated with improved diagnostic accuracy, researchers wrote in a new analysis. 

And not just on nights and weekends, authors of a new analysis on energy consumption in CT departments argue.