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.

Quality of care for heart patients does not improve in first year of ACO participation
Researchers tracked patient outcomes through the use of 15 performance measures related to hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure and atrial fibrillation.
Cardiologists make case against routine interventions for asymptomatic severe AS
Aortic valve replacement is likely inevitable for patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis. Immediately performing TAVR or SAVR, however, may not always be the answer.
Tenecteplase compares favorably to alteplase in new comparison of FDA-approved stroke drugs
Researchers explored data from nearly 80,000 patients, comparing the newest clot-busting stroke drug from Genetech with its predecessor.
Cardiologists recommend AVR for asymptomatic severe AS—TAVR and surgery both viable options
A trio of leading voices in cardiology reviewed years of data while considering their proposal. The choice between TAVR and SAVR, they added, should be made on a case-by-case basis.
Benzodiazepine use before heart surgery: Should it be embraced or restricted?
Benzodiazepines are administered before a majority of cardiac surgeries to lower the risk of intraoperative awareness. At the same time, however, recent studies have suggested they increase the risk of postoperative delirium.

AHA, AMA, ANA to healthcare workers: ‘We urge you to get the COVID-19 vaccine’

Three of the most influential associations in U.S. healthcare are joining voices to press all healthcare workers: Please get vaccinated against COVID-19.

CMS moves to ease burden, burnout stemming from onerous prior authorization policies

Practice leaders criticized the proposal for failing to include Medicare Advantage plans.

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CMS drops final 2021 Physician Fee Schedule that includes ‘deeply troubling’ cuts to radiologists’ pay

Imaging advocates recently intensified their push for congressional action to counteract the payment punch.

CMS overhauls physician self-referral regs, while doc groups say Stark Law still ‘beyond comprehension’

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently issued what it called a "historic" update in a bid to "unleash innovation" in medicine.

Physicians push Congress to delay imaging Appropriate Use Criteria Program indefinitely

Dozens of medical societies signed the request, addressed to the leaders of three key congressional committees.

Pandemic has opened doors for telehealth, but security concerns could narrow the space

More than half of Americans, 54%, have seen doctors remotely during the COVID crisis. However, some 48% might not touch telehealth again if their data were to get hacked during a telehealth-related breach.

Due date arrives for Medicare cash advances as docs plead for extension: ‘Many practices will fail’

CMS first launched the offering back in March to help smooth over cash flow concerns for providers hobbled by the pandemic.

HIMSS pushes 2021 meeting back 5 months: ‘We just felt that March was too much of a risk’

The Chicago-based Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society officially announced Friday that it’s moving HIMSS21 in Las Vegas back to Aug. 9-13.

Healthcare Associations

Quality of care for heart patients does not improve in first year of ACO participation

Cardiologists make case against routine interventions for asymptomatic severe AS

Tenecteplase compares favorably to alteplase in new comparison of FDA-approved stroke drugs

Cardiologists recommend AVR for asymptomatic severe AS—TAVR and surgery both viable options

Benzodiazepine use before heart surgery: Should it be embraced or restricted?