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How to use ambient AI in healthcare as litigious winds begin to blow: 10 tips from experienced attorneys
As a class-action lawsuit gets rolling in California over the use of ambient AI in healthcare, a national law firm is drawing takeaways for hospitals and other provider organizations. Makes sense: All AI-equipped providers are potential targets for similar litigation now.
American Heart Association takes on cardiac amyloidosis with new initiative
One of the project's biggest goals is helping clinicians identify patients in need of care earlier than ever.
Have clinicians been wrong about how they diagnose PAD?
The ankle-brachial index, a noninvasive diagnostic test for peripheral artery disease, may provide even more value than clinicians previously realized.
Social worker at hospital rocked by violence and split over what to do about it: ‘Why can’t [stakeholders] sit together and talk?’
In hospitals serving mentally unstable patients, it’s no easy job to balance sensitive patient treatment with effective worker safety. One U.S. institution has been finding out just how hard it can be.
FDA issues early alert over black matter in IV lines
Manufacturer ICU Medical is aware of the issue, which stems from a report from an unnamed healthcare organization. The company and the FDA are asking providers to monitor IV lines for any signs of particulates.

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Engineers team with cardiologist to rethink heart pump assessments

The group’s work is focused on how signal processing technologies and machine learning can track the health of VADs and the patients who need them.

Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) President Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, FHRS, director of clinical cardiac electrophysiology and pacing, Virginia Commonwealth University, discussed two key initiatives for 2024-25 with Cardiovascular Business. These include helping create a new, independent cardiovascular medicine board, and supporting the movement toward more outpatient procedures being performed in office-based labs (OBL) and ambulatory surgical centers (ASC). #EPeeps #HRS #HRS24 #HRS2024

Heart Rhythm Society shows support for new cardiovascular board, outpatient EP centers

Cardiovascular Business spoke with HRS President Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, about two key initiatives the group is focused on this year.

Newsweek ranked the 50 best heart hospitals in the world

3 in 5 US adults projected to have CVD by 2050, with a price tag of $1.8T—can cardiologists ‘turn the tide’?

More than 60% of adults in the United States are expected to have at least one form of cardiovascular disease by 2050, according to new data published by the American Heart Association. Fortunately, evidence does suggest that healthier lifestyles are starting to become more common as time goes on.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

5 first steps toward do-it-yourself AI governance

A word to the wise among leaders of hospitals and health systems: Don’t wait on the government to tell you how to keep healthcare AI on track and healthcare providers up to speed.

AI-based coronary plaque assessments 1 step closer to Medicare coverage

According to a new proposal, using AI to evaluate CCTA results and quantify plaque buildup is “reasonable and medically necessary” in certain clinical scenarios.

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New one-stop cardiology clinic focuses on patient relationships, not insurance

A cardiologist in Billings, Montana, says her new-look practice was designed to reach patients faster and ditch unnecessary red tape. Patients pay an upfront fee, and insurance does not play a role in treatment decisions.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Care Delivery

How to use ambient AI in healthcare as litigious winds begin to blow: 10 tips from experienced attorneys

American Heart Association takes on cardiac amyloidosis with new initiative

Have clinicians been wrong about how they diagnose PAD?

Social worker at hospital rocked by violence and split over what to do about it: ‘Why can’t [stakeholders] sit together and talk?’

FDA issues early alert over black matter in IV lines