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.

Do older patients shy away from mHealth apps—or do clinicians too often assume they will?
Researchers: “Clinicians’ perceptions about older patients’ interest in and ability to use mobile health apps may negatively impact recommendation of mHealth apps and subsequent adoption by older adults.”
Cardiologists perform first TAVR of its kind by anchoring valve to crushed stent
The patient, 78, presented with severe AR and no signs of calcification. She was considered a poor choice for surgery or traditional TAVR due to multiple risks. That is where the new-look ATLAS technique came in.
Post-COVID, nurses still ‘lack confidence in management to act in the best interest of patients’
As of 2024, some 32% of hospital nurses indicated they remained unhappy on the job. No less troublingly, more than a quarter said they wanted to quit work outright.
Whole-body MRI provider starts offering AI-powered CCTA scans
Patients electing to undergo a whole-body MRI at one Florida facility are now able to undergo a CCTA exam at the same time. All results are interpreted by a cardiologist, and the patient meets with a physician for a one-on-one consultation.
Vascular imaging at heart of $71M fraud scheme—DOJ announces prison sentences
The years-long scheme involved sending kickbacks to physicians who ordered unnecessary transcranial doppler exams. Two conspirators have now been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay substantial fines.

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New U.S. guidelines on chronic coronary disease rethink use of beta-blockers, other medications

The updated recommendations from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association cover a variety of topics, including patient communication, follow-up imaging, nutritional supplements and more.

Medical malpractice gavel diagnostic error mistake stethoscope

Diagnostic errors linked to nearly 800,000 deaths or serious injuries per year in US alone

Five conditions—lung cancer, stroke, sepsis, pneumonia and venous thromboembolism—caused the most frequent serious harm.

Only 38% of patients receive appropriate follow-up care for incidental pulmonary nodules

The findings were derived from 2,500 cases diagnosed between 2018-2019 at an urban tertiary care center and followed for two years afterward.

Healthcare company focusing on the needs of women 65+ secures millions in funding

Herself Health is the first primary care provider to focus solely on the needs of women ages 65 and up.

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HHS launches federal investigation into Cedars-Sinai's treatment of Black mothers

The civil rights probe follows a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Charles Johnson IV after the untimely death of his wife, who had undergone a planned cesarean section in 2016.

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Care Delivery

Do older patients shy away from mHealth apps—or do clinicians too often assume they will?

Cardiologists perform first TAVR of its kind by anchoring valve to crushed stent

Post-COVID, nurses still ‘lack confidence in management to act in the best interest of patients’

Whole-body MRI provider starts offering AI-powered CCTA scans

Vascular imaging at heart of $71M fraud scheme—DOJ announces prison sentences