Bharath Krishnamurthy, a director of health policy and analytics at the American Hospital Association, explains the financial impact of current healthcare staffing shortages.

LVOT obstruction after TMVR remains a significant concern among structural heart cardiologists. Predicting the risk of LVOT obstruction typically requires CT, which comes with certain disadvantages compared to other imaging options.

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.

The Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act would allow Medicare to reimburse for certain pharmacist-administered tests, treatments and vaccinations. 

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.

Dana Smetherman, MD, MBA, explains some of the hot button issues in imaging and key advocacy efforts being undertaken by the college. 

The new PREVENT CVD risk calculator could result in more than 16 million heart patients who are no longer eligible for preventive therapy. These significant changes “carry the potential for both benefit and harm," researchers wrote in JAMA.

New American College of Radiology CEO Dana Smetherman, MD, discusses the impact of reimbursement cuts, issues with staffing costs and prior authorization.