Healthcare Associations

This page includes news coverage of primary healthcare business and policy setting associations. Find news specific to each organization by following these links: American Hospital Association (AHA), American Medical Association (AMA), College of American Pathologists (CAP), Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). Find focused news coverage for Cardiology societies or Radiology associations.

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American College of Radiology (ACR) Board Chair Alan Matsumoto, MD, FSIR says ACR has concerns about scope creep of non-physicians in radiology.

ACR has concerns about nonphysician scope creep in radiology

Efforts to expand the scope of practice for these lesser-trained clinicians are increasing as the growing shortage of physicians becomes more pronounced, especially in rural areas.

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Early rhythm control boosts AFib outcomes for patients with obesity, diabetes

Researchers expected these conditions to reduce the benefits of early treatment. However, that was not the case.

Alan Matsumoto, MD, FSIR, FACR, FAHA, Chairman of Board for the American College of Radiology, professor of radiology and chair of the Department of Radiology, at the University of Virginia, explains ACR support for the Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act bill in Congress that calls for appropriate use criteria to be used instead of prior authorization.

ACR supports bringing back clinical decision support to combat prior authorizations

Alan Matsumoto, MD, chair of the American College of Radiology, explains ACR support for the Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act in Congress. 

Video with former ACC president Kim Williams, MD, discusses a heart screening outreach program he created in low-income Louisville neighborhoods.

Successful outreach program brings heart screenings to underserved communities

Former ACC president Kim Allan Williams Sr., MD, shared his experience bringing helpful heart screenings to low-income neighborhoods. "You've got to be willing to go out and find where the patients are," he said. 

American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees Member Scott Ferguson, MD, FACR, a diagnostic radiologist, discusses how and why physicians are opting out of Medicare because the payments no longer are covering their costs. Currently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) say about 50,000 doctors have opted out of the Medicare program, or about 5% of U.S. physicians.

Why more physicians are opting out of Medicare

American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees Member Scott Ferguson, MD, FACR, discusses how and why physicians are opting out of Medicare because the payments no longer are covering their costs. 

Alan Matsumoto, MD, FSIR, FACR, FAHA, chairman of the American College of Radiology Board, professor of radiology and chair of the Department of Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, explains ACR support for the Texas Medical Association lawsuit three (TMA3) against the Department of Health and Human Service, because insurance companies are using the provisions of the law to to underpay providers for patient care.

ACR says insurance companies gaming the No Surprises Act with ghost rates

Alan Matsumoto, MD, chair of the American College of Radiology, discusses rad support for a Texas Medical Association lawsuit against the federal government. 
 

Interview with Alan Matsumoto, chair of American College of Radiology (ACR) Board, says Medicare physician payments are not sustainable, forcing many practices to consolidate with health systems or private equity owned companies.

ACR board chair discusses radiology's 'culture clash' between 'suits and white coats'

Alan Matsumoto, MD, explains the pros and cons of consolidation under hospital system and private equity ownership.

The American Heart Association (AHA) has launched a nationwide data-driven research competition to uncover how inflammation contributes to cardiovascular risk and how it is currently addressed in clinical practice. The initiative, called the Systemic Inflammation Data Challenge, invites data scientists, clinicians, and researchers to leverage advanced analytics and electronic medical record (EMR) data to better understand the impact of systemic inflammation on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

AHA data challenge explores links between inflammation and heart disease

Are care teams doing enough to take on inflammation? The American Heart Association hopes this new research initiative can help answer that question, and many others. 

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