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.

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No sedation required: Local anesthesia enough for most TAVR patients

New data out of ESC Congress 2025 suggest care teams can take a more minimalist approach during a majority of TAVR cases and only treat patients with local anesthesia. In some cases, however, sedation will still be necessary. 

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Healthcare AI today: $81M acquisition, Illinois says no to AI therapy, AI glucose cleared, more

FDA clears AI-powered glucose monitoring app. The clearance marks a first for an over-the-counter tool in this category.

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Data policy research: AI hesitancy remains real, and value-based care models are still an uncertainty

Tech vendor Reveleer and policy analytics firm Mathematica released their 2025 State of Technology in Value-Based Care report, the findings of which show that AI adoption in healthcare is widespread—but integration is spotty. 

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Healthcare AI today: 95% fail rate, epic at Epic, AI to the rescue of short staffs, more

Most organizations trying out generative AI—a full 95%—are failing to receive a measurable return on the pilot investment. 

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Johns Hopkins researchers: Time is running out to leverage AI for patients beyond a certain age

If three sticking points aren’t unstuck soon, older Americans won’t benefit much by the 1,000+ medical devices that, as of 2025, are both equipped with AI and cleared by the FDA. 

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Healthcare AI today: Cancer research rethought, Trump/Kennedy healthcare AI, ‘What’s best for the patient?’

A new generation of AI-native researchers is leading the way in the war on cancer. This next crop of scientists is AI-native, interdisciplinary—and comfortable challenging assumptions. 

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Medical researchers: ‘Doctors must be the leaders in the digital evolution of medicine.’

The roots of medicine are in the promotion of human welfare, aka humanitarianism. Healthcare AI can either degrade or reinforce this heritage. Who picks the path? 

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New hypertension guidelines embrace early treatment, updated risk assessments and renal denervation

New ACC/AHA recommendations encourage clinicians to take a proactive approach when managing patients with elevated or high blood pressure. The inclusion of renal denervation in this document represents clear progress for a relatively new technology.