A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association explores the many ways AI and machine learning are being used to improve care for heart patients.

The Washington state-based practice launched an investigation, consulted with cybersecurity experts and is offering credit-monitoring services. 

The department is urging managed care plans to relax prior authorization requirements during the outage and instructing MACs to accept paper claims. 

As the tsunami of the Change Healthcare cyberattack continues to inundate the healthcare landscape, the AMA and AHA have sent separate letters to federal officials calling for a lifesaver.

“There’s a lot of scrambling among our members,” Radiology Business Management Association Executive Director Bob Still said Monday. 

The deal is with an unspecified radiology organization spanning multiple states, operating more than 20 sites that handle 2 million-plus medical images per year. 

Announced at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna, the collaboration enables radiologists to utilize DeepHealth OS through Incepto's enterprise imaging platform.

The new collaboration is designed to ensure patients who may face an increased risk of heart disease receive the follow-up care they need.