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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.

Healthcare AI today: Healthcare AI ROI, Microsoft mainlines healthcare AI, Google gets slapped back from within, more
What good is AI in healthcare if it doesn’t improve financial margins? The question is getting posed in the C-suites of provider organizations and insurance companies.
New expert guidelines examine the use of temporary MCS during heart surgery
Three leading medical societies collaborated on the new document, providing detailed recommendations that cover a wide variety of technologies and clinical scenarios.
‘Every second counts’: New Viz.ai platform brings the entire heart attack team together
The new platform provides users with real-time access to high-quality electrocardiograms and patient data. The goal is to ensure everyone is on the same page at all times, with no unnecessary delays.
Healthcare AI today: High-level healthcare AI kerfuffle, ARiSE wellness check, Dr. Bot book, more
A battle of words is brewing between the White House and the Coalition for Health AI.
The best children’s heart hospitals in the US
The annual list is based on resources, services provided, outcomes data and survey responses from thousands of physicians. Did your facility make the cut?

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Healthcare leaders worldwide counting on AI to close ‘critical gaps’ in patient care

A full 85% of 2,800 surveyed across 14 countries say they’re investing in the technology now or planning to do so within three years.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

FDA official: Let’s work together to make healthcare AI work for everyone

AI won’t fulfill its promise to transform American medicine if it isn’t appropriately integrated, step by step, across U.S. healthcare.

The waiting game: Delaying TAVR increases healthcare costs by $10K per year

Delaying TAVR in eligible patients with severe AS can lead to much higher healthcare costs, according to a new study of real-world Medicare data.

Private equity-backed cardiology group puts cloud-based technology in hands of its cardiologists

Cardiovascular Associates of America, backed by Webster Equity Partners, currently includes practices in eight different states. Its partner cardiologists now have preferred access to multiple cloud-based services provided by Athenahealth.

Video of Peter Monteleone, MD, discusses role of cardiology in pulmonary embolism response teams (PERT). CT image of the heart showing bilateral pulmonary embolism blood clots in the pulmonary arteries leading into the lungs.

Interventional cardiology sees growing role in pulmonary embolism interventions

Peter Monteleone, MD, national director of cardiovascular research at Ascension Health, explains the growing role of interventional cardiology in pulmonary embolism treatment and PERT teams.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Care Delivery

Healthcare AI today: Healthcare AI ROI, Microsoft mainlines healthcare AI, Google gets slapped back from within, more

New expert guidelines examine the use of temporary MCS during heart surgery

‘Every second counts’: New Viz.ai platform brings the entire heart attack team together

Healthcare AI today: High-level healthcare AI kerfuffle, ARiSE wellness check, Dr. Bot book, more

The best children’s heart hospitals in the US