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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Why is VA medicine more efficient than civilian healthcare? Because ‘caring—not money—is our mission’

If private hospitals and clinics mimicked the staffing strategies of the Veterans Health Administration, the former would employ almost a million fewer nonclinical workers.

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No place like home: Acute care delivered at home safe, effective

The findings, from a team at Mass General Brigham, provide compelling evidence before the expiration of AHCaH waiver in December.

ICE-guided Watchman procedures linked to safety concerns—is TEE better for LAAO or will things improve?

TEE and ICE are each associated with certain advantages and disadvantages, researchers explained. The new analysis included data from nearly 40,000 patients.

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Philanthropic foundation to spend $250M training tomorrow’s healthcare workers across 10 cities

A new model of healthcare workforce training emphasizes recruitment and training of teenagers starting in 10th grade.

Craig Sable Children's National Hospital AI echo

AI spots signs of rheumatic heart disease in echocardiograms as well as cardiologists

Researchers think this represents a potential breakthrough for low- and middle-income countries where access to high-quality imaging evaluations is still limited. 

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

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3 strategies healthcare can copy from aviation to refine medical AI

Pointing out that aviation is a field that “went from highly dangerous to largely safe,” some accomplished techies name three to-do’s that could help healthcare AI ascend and soar.

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Bleeding after PCI remains a significant issue for interventional cardiologists around the world

A new meta-analysis included data from nearly 400,000 PCI patients treated in the United States, Germany, Japan or Israel.