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American College of Cardiology celebrates 100 hospitals for offering ‘highest level of cardiovascular care’
These "forward-thinking organizations" have all committed to participating in multiple data registries and quality improvement programs. Did your facility make the cut?
Cardiology groups around the world unite to redefine heart failure
The groups hope to standardize heart failure terminology and ensure everyone is on the same page when discussing this complex condition.
Cardiologist compensation keeps rising—but are we nearing a tipping point?
Many cardiologists are earning more in 2026 than they did in 2025. However, there is a fear that compensation and wRVUs can only climb so far in this current healthcare environment before things start to stall.
5 things to know about an emerging drug-resistant fungus now putting hospitals at risk of outbreaks
Memo to health execs: If your hospital hasn’t had a C. auris scare yet, odds are quite high that it soon will.
Health system CEO fired without cause in wake of class-action lawsuit over unnecessary surgeries
Reese Jackson, the former president and CEO of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare was unceremoniously dismissed from his role on June 1. Jackson has been named as a defendant in a pending class-action lawsuit filed by 900 women.

Hospitals thrust into wartime healthcare: Scenes from two fronts

What has life been like this week at hospitals in Israel and Gaza? First-person accounts paint a chilling but unignorable picture.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Healthcare AI and HIPAA compliance: 5 key legal questions + answers

Training AI for use in healthcare requires feeding algorithms patient data, and lots of it. This opens data custodians—typically hospitals—to various points of potential legal exposure.

Healthcare retailers in the news: Best Buy Health, Walgreens, Dollar General

The past several days have seen a series of noteworthy healthcare developments involving brick-and-mortar consumer stores.

What is CKM syndrome? American Heart Association outlines how to identify and manage a dangerous new condition

The American Heart Association has developed an updated strategy for the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease. A newly defined health condition, cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, sits at the center of that strategy.

What stakeholders are saying about the largest healthcare strike in history

Many healthcare watchers were taken by surprise when upwards of 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers went on strike last week.

Stroke after TAVR: New research helps cardiologists detect early warning signs

Post-TAVR stroke is rare, but it can be fatal. A new study in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions examined the issue in great detail, focusing on more than 2,700 patients treated over a two-year stretch.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Care Delivery

American College of Cardiology celebrates 100 hospitals for offering ‘highest level of cardiovascular care’

Cardiology groups around the world unite to redefine heart failure

Cardiologist compensation keeps rising—but are we nearing a tipping point?

5 things to know about an emerging drug-resistant fungus now putting hospitals at risk of outbreaks

Health system CEO fired without cause in wake of class-action lawsuit over unnecessary surgeries