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.

Peripheral IVL linked to key benefits over atherectomy as utilization increases
Atherectomy is still the go-to treatment option for many clinicians, but peripheral IVL appears to be gaining momentum as time goes on.
The world’s best hospitals for heart surgery
According to Newsweek, 13 of the top 20 hospitals for cardiac surgery in the entire world are located in the United States. The list includes 150 hospitals in total.
Researchers bring on-the-go CCTA scans to underserved communities
Cleerly and Clear Heart and Lung Imaging partnered to drive a cardiac-capable mobile CT scanner across Arizona, Louisiana, Georgia and Florida. Their goals were to evaluate patients in underserved parts of the United States and collect data for an ongoing clinical trial.
The world’s best heart hospitals: New list includes many from United States
Newsweek and Statista have shared their 2027 list of the world’s top 300 hospitals for cardiology. Nine of the top 20 are based in the United States.
Fewer Americans are dying from heart disease—Black patients still face the highest risks
The overall mortality rate for U.S. patients with cardiovascular disease has improved significantly in recent years. At the same time, however, care gaps remain that must be addressed.

How US healthcare can win over—or win back—the American people

The American public’s trust in healthcare institutions, long a matter of common courtesy, fell off a cliff after the COVID-19 crisis. Two academic physicians propose a treatment pathway for the injured patient—aka our healthcare system’s reputation for reliability.

In brief: Hospitals v. pharmacies in court, lights on at all-electric hospital, money-minded nonprofits, more

A new hospital is about to become the largest in the country intended to operate on electricity only.

Kerfuffle continues over pending halt of hep B vaccine for babies

Reaction to the recommendation has been strong and mostly—but not entirely—negative.

AI news & views in brief: AI as healthcare cure-all, AI-experienced med students, more

If we would just let it do its thing, AI could fix practically everything that’s wrong with U.S. healthcare.

HHS out with bold AI strategy to ‘unleash a new era of wellbeing for a healthier America’

The Department of Health and Human Services has unfurled a roadmap for aligning its approach to AI adoption in healthcare with the broad AI aspirations of President Trump.

Drug discounts for safety-net hospitals up in the air and into the courts

HHS’s 340B drug discount program is set to shift to a rebate model on New Year’s Day. But a lawsuit and temporary restraining order filed by the AHA and others may block the change from going live on time.

AI news & views in brief: State regulation ban or none, AI in healthcare advertising, more

Will there or won’t there be a federal moratorium on state-level regulation of AI? That’s only one question healthcare stakeholders are asking as 2025’s time begins running out.

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AI has already transformed TAVR care—and the best is yet to come

Advanced AI technologies are starting to play a bigger role in TAVR care, helping cardiologists plan ahead, make critical decisions and predict potential complications. Looking to the future, though, it is clear this is just the beginning.

Care Delivery

Peripheral IVL linked to key benefits over atherectomy as utilization increases

The world’s best hospitals for heart surgery

Researchers bring on-the-go CCTA scans to underserved communities

The world’s best heart hospitals: New list includes many from United States

Fewer Americans are dying from heart disease—Black patients still face the highest risks