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.

Cardiologists urge Congress to pass new bills focused on PAD, Medicare coverage
SCAI has shared a new call to action as an observance of American Heart Month. The group is asking Congress to pass new pieces of legislation that could improve care for PAD patients and get important medical devices in the hands of interventional cardiologists.
What stakeholders are saying about gender-transition interventions for minors
The more persuasive of the opinions could redound to the reshaping of the principles of pediatric medicine—and of certain policies in public education. Here’s a sampling.
2026 Best in KLAS rankings examine cardiovascular information systems, hemodynamic solutions
The annual rankings, based on survey responses and interviews, include a fresh look at some of most important tools in cardiovascular care.
Surgery society disavows ‘gender affirming’ interventions for young people
A major medical group with a direct stake in the national debate over gender transitions for minors has come out against providing related clinical measures.
Hospitals don’t have to pit service-line breadth against clinical-specialization focus: Operational analysis
Regardless of hospital size, per-patient-discharge costs are affected by two factors sometimes understood to exist in tension with one another.

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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.

DOJ to appeal abortion pill case to Supreme Court

“The Justice Department strongly disagrees with the Fifth Circuit’s decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA to deny in part our request for a stay pending appeal,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said April 13.

Political climate leads to loss of labor and delivery services

Bonner General Health, based in Sandpoint, Idaho, alerted the public about the upcoming discontinuation of labor and delivery services.

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ChatGPT answers straightforward cardiology questions, but struggles with complex cases

The popular chat-based AI model was able to answer straightforward questions with considerable accuracy. However, it still has certain issues that need to be addressed.

Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise, warns CDC

Cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis all rose between 2020 and 2021, totaling more than 2.5 million reported cases, according to CDC surveillance data

Care Delivery

Cardiologists urge Congress to pass new bills focused on PAD, Medicare coverage

What stakeholders are saying about gender-transition interventions for minors

2026 Best in KLAS rankings examine cardiovascular information systems, hemodynamic solutions

Surgery society disavows ‘gender affirming’ interventions for young people

Hospitals don’t have to pit service-line breadth against clinical-specialization focus: Operational analysis