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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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Instacart launches health business as it readies IPO

Grocery delivery services company Instacart has launched Instacart Health, which the company says will work to make nutritious food more accessible and address social determinants of health.

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Is IVL equally effective in male and female patients? Shockwave Medical aims to find out with a historic new study

Shockwave announced at TCT 2022 that it hopes to enroll up to 400 patients for a new all-female clinical trial.

Intermountain Healthcare launches pediatric telehealth

Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based nonprofit healthcare system operating in seven states, has launched a telehealth program aimed at reducing hospital transfers among pediatric patients and lowering costs.

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Majority of Americans do not approve of U.S. healthcare system

The majority of U.S. adults do not approve of how healthcare is handled in the nation, according to a recent poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

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Cardiologist compensation hits $622K, up 32% from 10 years ago

According to a new analysis from MedAxiom, an American College of Cardiology company, cardiologist compensation has nearly returned to where it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The detailed report also examined new patient visits, cardiac imaging utilization and much more. 

Health Care Service Corporation launches virtual primary care

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), the largest customer-owned health insurer in the United States, has launched a virtual primary care offering in two states.

Cardiac surgeons perform the world’s first partial heart transplant

“This procedure potentially solves the problem of a growing valve,” the lead surgeon said. “If we can eliminate the need for multiple open-heart surgeries every time a child outgrows an old valve, we could be extending the life of that child by potentially decades or more.”

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States with the highest and lowest vaccination rates

Massachusetts has the highest vaccination rate in the United States, according to a recent ranking from WalletHub.