Videos

Karen Joynt Maddox discusses macroeconomic factors pressuring traditional models of cardiac care.

How economic forces are reshaping the future of cardiac care

Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH, explained the many ways cardiology's business models are starting to evolve. She also touched on a number of other topics, including AI and the power of prevention.

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.

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. 

Cardiac surgeon John Puskas, MD, Emory University, says CCTA will make invasive angiography obsolete very soon.

CCTA could make invasive angiography a thing of the past

John Puskas, MD, thinks coronary CT angiography is on its way to completely transforming patient care. 

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. 
 

John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD., FACS, FACC, professor of surgery, and chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Emory University Hospital Midtown, explains when patients are best served with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery rather than percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

How to choose between CABG and PCI when treating coronary artery disease

John Puskas, MD, chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Emory University Hospital Midtown, noted that both treatment options have their own benefits. It often depends on the patient's age and comorbidities, though there are other factors to consider as well.