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.

AI news & views of note: What patients think of AI scribes, 5 must-have principles for enterprise-wide adoption, more
Physicians love AI scribes. Has anyone thought to ask patients what they think?
American College of Cardiology highlights the cardiovascular risks of various cancer treatments
The new guidance, published in JACC, focuses on three classes of commonly used anticancer therapies.
CMS considers Medicare coverage for TAVR in asymptomatic patients
After an official request from Edwards Lifesciences, CMS is rethinking its coverage policy for the use of TAVR to treat asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis. The agency is accepting public comments on this topic until Jan. 14.
When healthcare met politics with time running out: 3 new developments
The director of the National Institutes of Health and his principal deputy are touting their success at ‘curing’ the agency of its self-inflicted DEI disability.
Women are more likely to have severe aortic stenosis missed on echocardiography results
Three out of four TTEs are being ordered by clinicians who are not cardiologists. Could this be having a negative impact on patient care?

What healthcare AI investors have been saying at HIMSS23

If great power obligates its wielder to exercise great responsibility, those advancing AI in healthcare are up to their necks in duty.

Supreme Court delays final decision on abortion pill for 2 more days

A common abortion pill, mifepristone, is still in grave danger of being pulled off the market.

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FDA announces shift to simplify COVID-19 vaccines

The recommendation updates the FDA’s emergency use authorizations for the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines.

Cardiologist charged with multiple counts of sexual assault—police say there may be more victims

The doctor was charged with three counts of sexual assault related to an alleged date rape from January. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for May.

Internet of Things risky devices IP camera

The 6 riskiest medical and IoT devices deployed in healthcare

Among Internet of Things devices used in medical settings, Internet Protocol (IP) cameras are the most vulnerable to hackers. Meanwhile nurse call systems hold that troubling distinction among general medical devices.

Moderna, Merck say new combination treatment boosts skin cancer survival

The new findings come after Moderna accused other pharmaceutical companies of stealing its mRNA technology for COVID-19 vaccines.

Supreme Court halts restrictions on abortion pill

The Supreme Court has stepped in to block a Texas-based federal judge’s order that pulled back the approval of mifepristone.

A simple way to help cardiologists communicate with patients

A new JAMA Internal Medicine study suggests that communication coaching for cardiologists may help improve patient interactions by encouraging questions and increasing empathy.

Care Delivery

AI news & views of note: What patients think of AI scribes, 5 must-have principles for enterprise-wide adoption, more

American College of Cardiology highlights the cardiovascular risks of various cancer treatments

CMS considers Medicare coverage for TAVR in asymptomatic patients

When healthcare met politics with time running out: 3 new developments

Women are more likely to have severe aortic stenosis missed on echocardiography results