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Advocacy group asks Congress for $377M increase in funds for the FDA

The Alliance for a Stronger FDA said the increase is necessary to pay salaries and cover the organization's ballooning operational expenses.

Booth of EMR vendor Epic at HIMSS 2023.
Mergers and acquisitions fueling Epic’s dominance of EHR market

A new KLAS Research report found that of the 319 hospitals that adopted a new EHR in 2023, 77 chose Epic.

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has helped cardiologists, radiologists, nurses and other healthcare providers embrace precision medicine in a way that ensures more heart patients are receiving personalized care.
FDA clears advanced AI model for predicting heart failure risk

The new algorithm from Implicity evaluates implantable device data and monitors patients for changes that suggest they could experience severe heart failure symptoms in the near future. It was designed to alert clinicians up to weeks in advance.

Video interview with Nandita Scott, MD, Mass General Hospital, on balancing motherhood or fatherhood as a cardiologist and how to make things work with a work-life balance. #cardiologistmom #ACC #ACC24 #ACC2024
Industry changes are making it easier for cardiologists to start families

One of the biggest decisions in a cardiologist's life is knowing when, exactly, to start a family. Nandita S. Scott, MD, co-director of the Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program at Mass General Hospital, shared her perspective on this important topic. 

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Maryland enacts sweeping ban on noncompetes for all healthcare professionals

The new law will ban noncompetes in the state for all healthcare workers who provide care, including veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

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About that bipartisan $32B ‘roadmap’ for AI policy: What’s in it for healthcare?

This week Washington took a major step toward nailing down a solid game plan on federal AI spending for everything outside of defense.

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FDA set to evaluate use of ‘ecstasy’ for treating PTSD

The party drug could soon be prescribed, in conjunction with psychological interventions, as a treatment for mental health disorders.

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Ascension reverts to pen-and-paper operations after ransomware attack

Most of Ascension's retail pharmacies nationwide are unable to fill prescriptions or accept payments. During the outage, patients are being given pen-on-paper scripts. 

Attendees at RSNA 2022 in the Sectra booth learning about how enterprise imaging can help with workflows and connect numerous departments together for imaging. Photo by Dave Fornell
Key trends in enterprise imaging

Radiology is going though a period of disruption with a growing radiologist shortage, decreasing reimbursements and increasing numbers of exams, making workflow efficiency a critical concern.

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Kaiser Permanente unloading $3.5B in private equity stakes

Citing sources familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported that Kaiser Permanente is working with Jefferies Financial Group to find secondary buyers.

Ascension confirms ransomware caused service shutdowns, ambulance diversions

Emergency services are back up and running, but many patients will need to reschedule tests and treatments while systems at Ascension remain partially offline.

lex Sandhu, MD, MS, assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine, Stanford University, and cardiologist at the Palo Alto VA. He spoke in the business of cardiology sessions at ACC 2024 and explained how Medicare reimbursements will be moving toward a value based payment model by 2030. #ACC #ACC24 #ACC2024 #CMS #reimbersements #Medicare
How the shift to value-based reimbursements could transform cardiology

"I think we really need our cardiologist community to understand the changes that are happening with value-based payment," one expert tells Cardiovascular Business. 

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Cardiovascular Business
FDA clears advanced AI model for predicting heart failure risk

The new algorithm from Implicity evaluates implantable device data and monitors patients for changes that suggest they could experience severe heart failure symptoms in the near future. It was designed to alert clinicians up to weeks in advance.

Cardiovascular Business
Industry changes are making it easier for cardiologists to start families

One of the biggest decisions in a cardiologist's life is knowing when, exactly, to start a family. Nandita S. Scott, MD, co-director of the Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program at Mass General Hospital, shared her perspective on this important topic. 

AI in Healthcare
About that bipartisan $32B ‘roadmap’ for AI policy: What’s in it for healthcare?

This week Washington took a major step toward nailing down a solid game plan on federal AI spending for everything outside of defense.

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