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.

Compensation for U.S. cardiologists is up across the board, according to a recent survey published by MedAxiom, an American College of Cardiology company. The report identified similar trends for cardiovascular surgeons, highlighting the country’s high demand for all heart specialists in 2024 and beyond.

CVD responsible for 1 in 3 deaths around the world

Cardiovascular disease remains the world’s leading cause of death, according to a special report from the American College of Cardiology. The new analysis, described by one cardiologist as a "wake-up call," includes data from more than 200 countries and territories.

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American College of Cardiology shares new expert recommendations on treating tricuspid regurgitation

There have been so many developments in the treatment of TR that it can be challenging to keep up. The ACC crafted this new document to help ensure cardiologists, cardiac imagers and other clinicians have access to the most recent clinical data and policy decisions.

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Healthcare AI today: major breast screening AI trial, AI’s appetite for data, AI prior auth: wise and WISeR, more

CMS is prepping to pilot AI for prior authorization of Medicare claims in six states. Critics say the Trump Administration is acting hypocritically.

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FDA investigating Johnson & Johnson medical devices again after 5 injuries

To address this latest safety concern, the third in three months, the company is updating each device and then returning it to the customer.

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Virtual screens could make augmented reality more useful during cardiac ablation

It's still early, but a new feature could provide significant value when electrophysiologists use augmented reality during ablation procedures. 

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Top US heart hospital launches new AI research lab

Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital aims to take its use of AI during interventional procedures to the next level and find new ways to transform patient care. 

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Healthcare AI today: Inflationary AI, China’s AI vs. ours, Joint Commission AI guidance, more

Picture yourself interacting with an AI model that can tell you when you might develop any of 1,000 disease conditions over the coming 10+ years. OK, now see yourself finding out such a model is already here.

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5 signals EMS is ripe and ready for AI

Emergency medical services are there when you need them. Yet they barely come up in healthcare strategy discussions. AI could help change that.