Professional Associations

This page includes news coverage of medical associations and medical societies. Use these links to find focused news coverage from specific organizations: Cardiology Associations, Healthcare Associations, Radiology Associations.

‘A victory for TAVR’: How treatment impacts elderly patients in their last year of life
New research out of Denmark explored how undergoing TAVR may or may not influence the final year of a patient's life.
The biggest challenges facing radiology business managers in 2025
RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses some of the biggest obstacles facing the specialty in the new year.
ACC offers practical approaches for arrhythmia monitoring after stroke
The American College of Cardiology published an expert consensus on practical approaches for arrhythmia monitoring after stroke to improve post-stroke care by identifying and managing atrial fibrillation.
New cardiac prevention paradigm explored in TRANSFORM trial using AI and CCTA
Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.
Policies and regulations shaping radiology in 2025
Mark Isenberg, executive vice president of Zotec Partners, discusses key developments that will reshape the specialty this year.

Empagliflozin reduces risk of cardiovascular death, hospitalization among heart failure patients

The EMPEROR-Reduced trial included data from more than 3,700 adult patients with HF and a left ventricular ejection fraction of 40% or less.

August 31, 2020

How to predict a CVD patient’s risk of total, colorectal and lung cancer

The analysis was presented at ESC Congress 2020 and published in JACC: CardioOncology.

August 28, 2020

Burnout in cardiology: Most pediatric heart nurses feel exhausted, with 30% eyeing a career change

Nurses are unhappy with their working conditions, which leads to stress and exhaustion.

August 28, 2020

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.

August 19, 2020

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.

August 19, 2020

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.

July 31, 2020

CV societies ‘very concerned’ about proposed coverage changes for MR therapy

The American College of Cardiology, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association for Thoracic Surgery and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions all collaborated on the response.

July 31, 2020

Major imaging groups launch campaign urging patients to ‘return to care’

Industry advocates such as RSNA and the American College of Radiology are concerned about recent reports of consumers putting off imaging amid fears of contracting COVID-19.

July 28, 2020

Professional Associations

‘A victory for TAVR’: How treatment impacts elderly patients in their last year of life

The biggest challenges facing radiology business managers in 2025

ACC offers practical approaches for arrhythmia monitoring after stroke

New cardiac prevention paradigm explored in TRANSFORM trial using AI and CCTA

Policies and regulations shaping radiology in 2025