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.

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.
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.
The push for an independent cardiology board continues
Jeffrey Kuvin, MD, one of the leading voices behind efforts to create a new Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, spoke with Cardiovascular Business about where things stand today.
AMA says Change Healthcare breach is crippling independent practices
A survey of physicians by the American Medical Association reveals that many practices are still losing revenue and struggling to make payroll as a result of the Change Healthcare hack.
What happened to cardiology's private practices?
Hospital employment models, reimbursement policies and private equity have all led to a massive reduction in the number of cardiologists working for a private practice, ACC President Cathie Biga, MSN, told Cardiovascular Business.

Monique Rasband, KLAS vice president of strategy and research for imaging, cardiology and oncology, shares the trends she is seeing with the use of cloud storage in medical imaging.

Cloud image storage for radiology is a growing trend in healthcare

Monique Rasband, KLAS vice president of strategy and research for imaging, shares the trends she is seeing in the specialty.

November 13, 2023

hospital board of trustees directors AHA

The care and feeding of hospital boards, AHA style

Three-fourths of hospital board members have no clinical background. Given this lack, how are hospitals supposed to effectively conduct quality- and performance-improvement efforts?

November 10, 2023

American Heart Association ‘enthusiastically’ joins other cardiology groups in push for new, independent medical board

AHA members have voted to throw their full support behind the efforts to establish a new American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine.

November 7, 2023

Video of Patrick McGill, MD, explaining how Community Health Network in Indiana eliminated more than 5 million nuisance alerts.

Indiana hospitals reduce nuisance alerts by 77% with medication decision support software

"Changing just six alerts in the system knocked out about 5 million alerts annually," explained Patrick McGill, MD, executive vice president and chief transformation officer at CHN.

November 6, 2023

RSNA alters timing for annual meeting

Get your long-term calendars out. One of the largest yearly conferences in healthcare is changing its schedule.

October 26, 2023

The physician shortage is here: AMA implores Congress to address ‘urgent crisis’

“Physicians everywhere—across every state and specialty—continue to carry tremendous burdens that have us frustrated, burned out, abandoning hope," said AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld.

October 25, 2023

Video interview with Jom Kimerle from Pure Storage who shares trends in healthcare cybersecurity. #HIMSS

Trends and tips in healthcare cybersecurity

Cybersecurity in the healthcare sector has been a growing concern, and medical imaging is one of the largest users of off-site cloud data storage.

October 19, 2023

David Higginson explains how Phoenix Childrens Hospital uses AI to rapidly develop new pediatric AI algorithms sometimes in just one day. He spoke at HIMSS 2023 on this subject. #AI #HealthAI #HIMSS

Leveraging machine learning to rapidly create clinical AI algorithms

Phoenix Children's Hospital uses AI to rapidly develop new algorithms to help solve clinical and automation issues specifc to the hospital in as little a few hours.

October 12, 2023

Around the web

Cardiovascular Business

FDA announces new recall of delivery catheters after patient’s death

The recall includes specific lots of five different medical devices used to treat stroke and other neurovascular diseases.

Cardiovascular Business

FDA warns against use of troubled heart devices, citing ‘continued concerns’ after multiple recalls

The agency is urging healthcare providers to transition away from these devices and seek out alternatives. It is even working with other manufacturers to try and get similar products on the market as quickly as possible.

Cardiovascular Business

The push for an independent cardiology board continues

Jeffrey Kuvin, MD, one of the leading voices behind efforts to create a new Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, spoke with Cardiovascular Business about where things stand today.