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.

Paramedics, flight nurses become experts in trauma care by hands-on experience, not long careers per se
EMS colleagues with many years on the job but not much direct trauma exposure set the stage for suboptimal patient outcomes.
PAD patients could be missing out on recommended care following major lower extremity amputations
Patients undergoing the procedures due to infection, chronic limb-threatening ischemia and other serious complications may not be receiving the follow-up care their need.
AI news & views roundup: AI-burdened nurses, AI-stealthy doctors, patient AI collaborative, more
Nurses are struggling to accept workplace assistance from AI. Not all, of course, but enough of them that those who appear to be resisting the relentless march of progress catch the public’s eye.
3 legal concerns for providers using AI to refill prescriptions—or to do anything similar anytime soon
Utah made waves last month when the state announced it would let an AI chatbot autonomously order drugs for patients. The move struck some observers as something of a high-stakes gamble.
Healthcare all but carrying jobs growth on its back—for better and for worse
The January employment situation summary, released Feb. 11 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows an American economy leaning heavily on healthcare to put jobseekers to work.

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.

Nurses back on the march against AI in healthcare

The nationwide movement of nurses against AI has received an energy infusion.

Medicare data reveal ‘highly concerning’ TAVR trends—are hospital rankings to blame?

Hospitals could be turning away high-risk heart patients to help their TAVR programs receive a higher ranking, according to new research published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

Semaglutide alters Alzheimer’s biomarkers but doesn’t slow the disease’s advance.

Care Delivery

Paramedics, flight nurses become experts in trauma care by hands-on experience, not long careers per se

PAD patients could be missing out on recommended care following major lower extremity amputations

AI news & views roundup: AI-burdened nurses, AI-stealthy doctors, patient AI collaborative, more

3 legal concerns for providers using AI to refill prescriptions—or to do anything similar anytime soon

Healthcare all but carrying jobs growth on its back—for better and for worse