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Healthcare in the midterms: A look ahead to decision day

Will healthcare be the top issue voters take into the polls come November? KFF looks at the odds of the economy falling into second place this year. 

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FDA clears new AI model for detecting signs of cardiac amyloidosis

This is the second FDA clearance in two weeks for Massachusetts-based Anumana. The company's AI models are built to evaluate ECG results for signs of various cardiovascular conditions.

Amazon is acquiring One Medical in a $3.9 billion deal
Former Amazon One Medical doctor alleges she was fired for reporting patient safety issues

Sue Kim, MD, a primary care provider who worked for One Medical for more than a decade, claims in a lawsuit that she was fired for reporting patient safety incidents to a supervisor, which spurred the company to launch a targeted investigation designed to discredit her. Amazon, the parent company of One Medical, disputes Kim’s story. 

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), a related organization of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), this week released a statement on the criminalization of medical errors. The APSF said criminal prosecution is unjust and counterproductive is healthcare organizations want to find ways to mitigate errors by understanding how they happen and create protocols or IT systems can can help prevent future errors. The criminal trial of nurse RaDonda Vaught was counterproductive to safety.
Why criminalizing medical errors is not the answer

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation released a new policy statement detailing why the criminalization of medical errors is unjust and counterproductive.
 

Russian armored vehicle captured by the Ukrainians in recent fighting.
As war in Ukraine continues, it's business as usual for many U.S. healthcare companies in Russia

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in late February, the Yale School of Management has been tracking more than 1,200 companies that do business in Russia.

Michigan has become the 20th state to opt out from federal regulations that require physician supervision of certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs). The move was made to ensure access to value-based, high-quality care across the state, but it is being opposed by the Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists (MSA) and several other physician groups. Image from the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA)
Michigan opts out of federal physician supervision of nurse anesthetists

Michigan has become the 20th state to opt out from federal regulations that require physician supervision of certified registered nurse anesthetists. The move is being opposed by anesthesiologists and several other physician groups. 
 

Iodine contrast being loaded into a contrast injector in preparation for a cardiac CT scan at Duly Health and Care in Lisle, Illinois. The contrast shortage is causing some healthcare organizations to postpone exams and procedures and ration contrast supplies. Photo by Dave Fornell
ACR working with FDA and HHS to help address imaging contrast shortage

The American College of Radiology (ACR) announced this week its government relations staff has been engaging federal agencies in an effort to improve product availability and hasten resolution of the ongoing iodine contrast shortage.

Cardiac CT imaging has been moved to the forefront of medical imaging to evaluate chest pain under the new 2021 chest pain guidelines from the AHA and ACC. #Yescct #CCTA #CTA #CT
VIDEO: The new role of cardiac CT under the 2021 chest pain evaluation guidelines

Eric Williamson, MD, president of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) and professor of radiology at Mayo Clinic, explains the rapid rise of interest in cardiac CT imaging following its inclusion as a top recommendation in the ACC 2021 Chest Pain Evaluation Guidelines.

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Surgeon General warns of healthcare workforce burnout

A new advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General included several recommendations for addressing burnout.

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FDA clears new AI model for detecting signs of cardiac amyloidosis

This is the second FDA clearance in two weeks for Massachusetts-based Anumana. The company's AI models are built to evaluate ECG results for signs of various cardiovascular conditions.