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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Now comes the ‘largest private-sector doctors’ union’ in the country

The inclination to organize and sound off for better working conditions and more patient-centric job descriptions continues to spread among healthcare workers.

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Hospital payroll squeeze: Will strikes pick up where pandemic resignations left off?

During the height of the COVID-19 crisis, around 1 in 5 nonphysician healthcare workers quit their jobs. That was then and this is now. (Plus: Hospital quotes of the week) 

Newsweek ranked the 50 best heart hospitals in the world

One-stop cardiology clinic opens, offering same-day CVD diagnoses

The new healthcare facility is the first of its kind, offering same-day cardiac imaging scans, cardiologist consultations and diagnoses. 

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FDA warns Abiomed about ‘significant violations’ related to its Impella heart pumps

The agency said Abiomed did not seek the necessary approvals for one Impella-related device and was slow to act on certain safety concerns. 

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Hospitals thrust into wartime healthcare: Scenes from two fronts

What has life been like this week at hospitals in Israel and Gaza? First-person accounts paint a chilling but unignorable picture.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

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Healthcare AI and HIPAA compliance: 5 key legal questions + answers

Training AI for use in healthcare requires feeding algorithms patient data, and lots of it. This opens data custodians—typically hospitals—to various points of potential legal exposure.

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Healthcare retailers in the news: Best Buy Health, Walgreens, Dollar General

The past several days have seen a series of noteworthy healthcare developments involving brick-and-mortar consumer stores.