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.

3 high-level briefings: Healthcare is an employment anomaly | Nurses are burning out | Dr. Birx is bullish on health data
The latest federal jobs report brings good news to healthcare and social assistance, bad news to most other sectors.
The ‘AI avalanche’ descends on surgery, ChatGPT goes healthcare-specific and more AI news & views not to miss
AI is an icy landslide sweeping through healthcare. Even surgeons must choose between two stark options: Ride the crest of the powder cloud now or dig yourselves out of a deep runout zone later.
New food pyramid cheered and contested, doctors vs. gun harms & other high-level briefings
Keto-diet champions will like the new food pyramid’s emphasis on proteins, including those high in saturated fats. Not everyone shares their predisposition.
ChatGPT is penetrating healthcare with explosive might, a US state is trying human-less prescription refills—and more AI news not to miss
If you still think of large-language AI as a newish thing yet to catch on with healthcare consumers, think again.
Is RFK Jr. really conducting an ‘assault on vaccines’? And more high-level news notes
The CDC has gone ahead and changed its recommendations for childhood immunizations. The gnashing of teeth has only just begun.

FDA announces recall of Cardiohelp ECMO emergency drives due to serious risks

If the emergency drive is needed during treatment, it could fail to work, putting patients at risk of ischemia, hypoxia, stroke or death.

Dapagliflozin improves symptoms in some, but not all, heart failure patients

The popular SGLT2 inhibitor, sold under the brand name Farxiga, is approved by the FDA to treat heart failure, type 2 diabetes and CKD. Recent data on its ability to affect the symptoms of heart failure patients have been inconsistent.

Credit forecast: Hospitals will recover only slowly from lingering ‘labor-demic’

In its annual outlook report released this week, Fitch Ratings says the coming calendar year will probably strike much of the sector as “another make or break” period.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

ethical healthcare artificial intelligence

Ethical healthcare AI in 8 mnemonic elements

Artificial intelligence researchers are making a “great plea” to guide the ethical development and use of generative AI in medicine.

SavvyWire OpSens TAVR guidewire owned by Haemonetics

New 3-in-1 TAVR guidewire capable of hemodynamic measurements, LV pacing impresses cardiologists

The company behind the new technology was recently acquired for approximately $253 million.

Cardiologists, other physicians say the shift from private practice to corporate ownership is bad for patients

How do changes in ownership impact patient care? That was one of the many topics explored in a new survey of U.S. physicians.

Hospital understaffing complaints dog big Northeastern state

Healthcare regulators in the country’s fourth most populous state are getting barraged with complaints about hospital understaffing.

Care Delivery

3 high-level briefings: Healthcare is an employment anomaly | Nurses are burning out | Dr. Birx is bullish on health data

The ‘AI avalanche’ descends on surgery, ChatGPT goes healthcare-specific and more AI news & views not to miss

New food pyramid cheered and contested, doctors vs. gun harms & other high-level briefings

ChatGPT is penetrating healthcare with explosive might, a US state is trying human-less prescription refills—and more AI news not to miss

Is RFK Jr. really conducting an ‘assault on vaccines’? And more high-level news notes