Care Delivery

This channel includes news on cardiovascular care delivery, including how patients are diagnosed and treated, cardiac care guidelines, policies or legislation impacting patient care, device recalls that may impact patient care, and cardiology practice management.

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Healthcare pay seems to have risen and ‘reset’

Despite slowing growth in year-over-year average hourly outlays, payrolls at U.S. hospitals and outpatient clinics may have plateaued at permanently elevated levels.

September 11, 2023
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Sparks fly as genomic medicine gets better acquainted with AI

AI is accelerating genomic medicine’s advance into the promised land of personalized, predictive and preventive care.

September 1, 2023
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Epic and Microsoft join forces to tackle some of healthcare’s biggest AI challenges

The two companies continue to expand their partnership, this time looking to deploy generative AI to improve care delivery.

August 24, 2023
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Should masks still be required at hospitals? Physicians push for a nuanced approach in face of uncertainty

A team of physicians examined the question of continued masking, urging healthcare leaders to work together in a new commentary in Annals of Internal Medicine.

August 24, 2023
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new draft guidance designed to help applicants add clinically relevant information about QTc interval prolongation to the labeling of non-antiarrhythmic drugs

‘Gray market’ vendors hike up prices during drug shortages, leaving hospitals in a bind

Hospital executives find themselves in a challenging position—pay big bucks for hard-to-find medications or risk letting their patients down. 

August 18, 2023
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GPT-4, a new upgrade from the team behind ChatGPT, can help doctors with difficult diagnoses

The new and improved AI-based language model outperformed human clinicians in a new study published in JAMA Network Open.

August 18, 2023
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Biden administration invests $100M in strengthening nursing workforce

The funding is a response to the escalating demand for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and nurse faculty throughout the United States. 

August 15, 2023
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Overheard this week: Notable quotes on healthcare AI

“Until there is a global consensus on how this is regulated, Asian countries—where data privacy is less of a focus—could see a clear contrast with the West in how AI is used.”

August 11, 2023

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

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. 

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.

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