Care Delivery

This channel includes news on cardiovascular care delivery, including how patients are diagnosed and treated, cardiac care guidelines, policies or legislation impacting patient care, device recalls that may impact patient care, and cardiology practice management.

5 serious challenges the nursing profession is grappling with right now
U.S. nurse shortages are bad and getting worse. And that’s only the most obvious problem vexing the profession at the national level.
Patients feeling less sure about medical AI these days
Consumer affinity for AI in healthcare has plummeted over the past two years, a new survey report shows.
Hospital sues cardiology practice for alleged breach of contract, ending years-long partnership
The cardiovascular care of thousands of Missouri patients is suddenly up in the air. The heart of the issue is a practice's alleged interest in opening up a new private equity-backed clinic.
Private equity-backed cardiology practice adding new in-house smart lab powered by AI
Clinlab.AI will oversee every aspect of this new-look laboratory, working to integrate it with the practice's workflows in a way that boosts patient care and speeds up treatment decisions.
AI-powered EHR alerts make a world of difference for cardiologists, heart patients
AI can help care teams identify heart patients who would benefit from TAVR or another life-changing valve intervention.

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Rising heart failure, AFib rates a ‘wake-up call’ for US cardiologists

Today's heart teams already face a number of challenges on a day-to-day basis. New data suggest they could soon be treating more patients than ever before.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

HHS is adding a division to offer technical expertise with special focus on AI.

Said and heard this week in and around healthcare

10 notable quotes about AI from the past 5 days.

Cardiologists say heart patients are often their own worst enemy

Patient lifestyles represent a significant challenge when treating and managing heart patients, according to a survey of more than 400 cardiologists.

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Cardiology groups cheer new bill that would improve access to Medicare claims data

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation.

Long-term survival after valve-in-valve TAVR similar with self-expanding, balloon-expandable valves

Severe prosthesis-patient mismatch was more common with balloon-expandable valves, but that difference did not appear to impact outcomes.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Primary care could use a break. AI might be able to supply it.

artificial intelligence AI in the C suite

It’s 2024. Does the C-suite know—or care—what workers are doing with generative AI?

In the rush to do something, anything with AI, are America’s business leaders playing fast and loose with the risks?

Care Delivery

5 serious challenges the nursing profession is grappling with right now

Patients feeling less sure about medical AI these days

Hospital sues cardiology practice for alleged breach of contract, ending years-long partnership

Private equity-backed cardiology practice adding new in-house smart lab powered by AI

AI-powered EHR alerts make a world of difference for cardiologists, heart patients