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.

FDA announces recall of more than 32 million disposable syringes

The new-look syringes are causing significant issues when used with syringe infusion pumps. This is a Class I recall, which means the FDA believes the products “may cause serious injuries or death.”

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Even facing hefty fines, many hospitals punt on price transparency. Why is that?

Seeking to uncover the rationale driving hospitals to flout compliance, researchers interviewed hospital informants at 12 nonprofit institutions.

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‘Take Care of Maya’ protagonist ups ante with criminal charge

Less than a week after the famous Kowalski family won a $261 million civil judgment against a Johns Hopkins facility in Florida, Maya Kowalski is announcing she will slap the hospital with a criminal complaint alleging sexual assault.

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Amazon expands telehealth presence, offers primary care for $9 a month

Televisits will cost $9 a month or $99 per year and are facilitated by One Medical. 

TAVR utilization skyrocketed over 5-year period, improving survival for older AS patients

The study focused on patients 65 years old and older who underwent treatment in one of 21 high-income countries. 

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The care and feeding of hospital boards, AHA style

Three-fourths of hospital board members have no clinical background. Given this lack, how are hospitals supposed to effectively conduct quality- and performance-improvement efforts?

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Hopkins hospital ordered to pay $261M in purported ‘Munchausen’ case made famous by Netflix

The civil case has a very high profile since the story unfolded in excruciating detail in a widely viewed documentary.

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Walmart Health enters into its first care coordination agreements

Walmart has entered into an agreement with a Florida payer and health system to develop care management plans for patients.