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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Globus Medical to acquire NuVasive for $3.1B

"This transaction reflects our mission to become the leading musculoskeletal technology company in the world by developing products that promote healing in patients with musculoskeletal disorders," said Dan Scavilla, president and CEO of Globus Medical.

February 9, 2023
CVS Health announces $10.6B acquisition of Oak Street Health

CVS Health announces $10.6B acquisition of Oak Street Health

The deal was expected to be announced after several stories leaked that the two companies were in talks.

February 8, 2023
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Hundreds of doctors on the front lines died taking care of COVID-19 patients

Between March 2020 and December 2021, 622 physicians deaths were attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

February 7, 2023
A heart team working together during a TAVR procedure at Emory. The success of the heart team approach has has made it a model for care collaborations across cardiovascular care.

Comprehensive heart teams are rewriting the rules of patient care

Multidisciplinary heart teams are growing more and more popular among hospitals and health systems all over the world. What started as a way to select TAVR patients has become something much more important. 

February 6, 2023

Global Pharma Healthcare recalls eye drops over possible contamination

The drops were linked to 55 reports of adverse events, including eye infections, permanent loss of vision and one death with a bloodstream infection.

February 3, 2023
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Are large health systems delivering better outcomes?

"Small quality differentials combined with large price differentials suggests that health systems have not, on average, realized their potential for better care at equal or lower cost," Harvard researchers found. 

 

February 2, 2023
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New rule aims to claw back overcharges from MA plans

The move could reclaim overpayments of an estimated $479 million from 2018 and $4.7 billion over 10 years.

January 31, 2023
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HHS proposes new rule to expand birth control access under the ACA

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a new rule that would expand access to contraception under the ACA “so that all women who need or want birth control are able to obtain it."

January 31, 2023

Around the web

Half a year after President Biden officially directed federal agencies in the executive branch’s bailiwick to “seize the promise and manage the risks” of AI, the White House has posted a status report.

U.S. physicians often receive payments from medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. New research in JAMA found a connection between receiving such payments and using specific devices—should the industry be concerned? 

Five of the largest U.S. medical societies focused on cardiovascular health are one step closer to seeing their paradigm-shifting proposal become a reality.

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