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.

Outspoken nurses in hot water | Population growth slowdown | Hospitals becoming Medicare Advantage carriers | and more news & views of note
How politically heated is the present moment? Enough to elicit verbal violence from trusted nurses.
Faster treatments, better outcomes: 5 key takeaways from new stroke guideline
The American Stroke Association's first major update in 7 years highlights the importance of coordinated care and expands patient access to critical treatments. It also includes the first detailed recommendations for treating stroke in pediatric patients.
Why Condi Rice believes AI and other emerging technologies have our world in a ‘hinge-of-history’ moment | and more AI news, views & findings
Those who closely follow news and views on AI risk missing out on nine other technology categories that are changing our world just as fast. Or, as Stanford Prof. Condoleezza Rice puts it, “History will judge not only what we invented but also how and why we chose to do so.”
Robotic cardiac surgery building momentum thanks to RAVR, other breakthroughs
The sky may be the limit for robotic cardiac surgery in 2026 and beyond.
Fans and foes of medical debt relief | Heat on the Hill for payer CEOs | One and done with algorithmic care | and more briefings
Several states use taxpayer dollars to help struggling residents pay down medical debt. One is considered a leader of the movement—by critics as well as proponents.

Explainable stroke AI cleared for US sales

The FDA has OK’d a new artificial intelligence platform for quickly diagnosing stroke on unenhanced CT scans.

Why women with peripheral artery disease are underdiagnosed, have worse outcomes

Using the World Health Organization’s model for analyzing gender-related healthcare needs, the authors of a new analysis aimed to explore disparities in PAD outcomes.

Intermountain Health launches new biotech company

The aim of the biotech company is to “transform healthcare by providing comprehensive information on patient predisposition to disease, disease prevention and personalized intervention and treatments."

The 10 best and 10 worst states for physicians

WalletHub ranked which states are the best for doctors, looking at 19 key metrics, including wages, number of hospitals, population rate, competition and more.

Healthcare disparities, uninsured rate both improving

In the last few years, uninsured rates dropped to a historic low of 8%, while racial disparities across healthcare have also vastly improved, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.

Cynthia Rudin, PhD. Photo courtesy of Duke University.

Prominent tech scholar: AI ‘feels like a runaway train that we’re chasing on foot’

Cynthia Rudin, PhD, is a highly regarded computer scientist who’s been eyeing the advance of artificial intelligence into society with equal parts enthusiasm and concern.

These 27 drugs will be subject to Medicare rebates

The Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program will lower coinsurance for Medicare Part B beneficiaries for certain drugs, with savings between $2 and $390 per average dose starting April 1.

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Medtronic, Edwards among the healthcare organizations chosen as World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2023

The annual list, now in its 17th year, was designed to celebrate companies that make ethical business practices a high priority.

Care Delivery

Outspoken nurses in hot water | Population growth slowdown | Hospitals becoming Medicare Advantage carriers | and more news & views of note

Faster treatments, better outcomes: 5 key takeaways from new stroke guideline

Why Condi Rice believes AI and other emerging technologies have our world in a ‘hinge-of-history’ moment | and more AI news, views & findings

Robotic cardiac surgery building momentum thanks to RAVR, other breakthroughs

Fans and foes of medical debt relief | Heat on the Hill for payer CEOs | One and done with algorithmic care | and more briefings