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.

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5 measures of AI maturity in which healthcare has some growing up to do

There may be upsides to being less mature at this stage of society’s AI shift—relentless optimism could detract from mitigating potential risks.

Newsweek ranked the 50 best heart hospitals in the world

10 key updates from new American College of Cardiology inpatient heart failure recommendations

The new expert consensus decision pathway replaces a similar document from 2019 and is to be used in conjunction with heart failure guidelines published in 2022 by the ACC, American Heart Association and Heart Failure Society of America.

Cardiologist Ami B. Bhatt, MD, a digital health specialist and longtime member of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), will serve as the Digital Health Advisory Committee's very first chair.

Cardiologist to chair new FDA advisory committee focused on AI, other digital health technologies

The Digital Health Advisory Committee is tasked with providing perspective and recommendations on a wide variety of topics. These insights will then help the FDA draft new policies and make other important decisions.

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Private equity-backed cardiology group acquires at-home care specialists

Novolink Health, previously known as Duxlink Health, has a decade of experience treating high-risk, high-cost patients from the comfort of their own homes. It will now function as a division within Florida-based Cardiovascular Associates of America.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days. Here’s where quantum computing and AI meet biomedical research and patient care ... 

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Healthcare gets a quick checkup for signs of gen AI metabolization

It’s easy to forget that generative AI launched into the economy—and the public imagination—less than two years ago. How could it be otherwise?

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First-generation Medtronic TAVR valves linked to strong outcomes after 12 years

Researchers tracked the long-term safety, effectiveness and durability of first-generation CoreValve devices in nearly 900 patients.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days. 1. The Federal Trade Commission isn’t messing around.