Buzzworthy developments of the past few days. 1. The Federal Trade Commission isn’t messing around.

Patient safety should be the No. 1 consideration for healthcare organizations working, planning or hoping to adopt AI. Then again, nine other concerns are similarly crucial to the success of the industry-wide endeavor.

Individuals are 83% more likely to be diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within one year of a CVD hospitalization, according to new data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

This partnership reflects NextGen Healthcare’s deepening commitment to supporting cardiology practices nationwide. Research shows that nearly 50 percent of adults in the United States have some form of cardiovascular disease today—a rate expected to grow to 61 percent by 2050.

Three years after recovery, individuals with diabetes had higher incidence of respiratory symptoms, lung abnormalities on CT scans, and problems moving oxygen into the blood. 

No industry has taken cybercrime on the chin more than healthcare over the past 13 years. That trend continues in 2024, as global data breaches cost healthcare $9.77 million between March 2023 and February 2024.

Prior authorization is frustrating to clinicians, but a new survey from the American Medical Association shows it also frustrates patients to the point of abandoning care. The survey showed many more insights regarding PA impact on care.

Prior to the final proposal’s release, the American College of Radiology reached out to CMS to offer its recommendations on payment rates for five out of the six the new codes.