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4 ways to help nurses make friends with algorithms
Nurses tend to feel optimistic if not exactly excited about AI’s advances into their profession. Those who hold back tend to share a common concern—sacrificing care quality for the sake of tech-enabled efficiency.
SCAI urges lawmakers to improve cardiac care access for children
The Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act would expand Medicaid access for pediatric patients so that it covers interventional cardiologists outside of their home states.
In pharma, AI will probably make the big even bigger
Generative AI is fixing to transform the pharmaceutical industry. However, not all adopters will reap rewards in comparable degrees.
Said and heard this week in and around healthcare
10 notable quotes about AI from the past 5 days.
Cardiology groups cheer new bill that would improve access to Medicare claims data
If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation.

President Biden outlines new COVID plan in state of the union address

President Biden shared an outline of his new plan to combat the ongoing COVID-19 crisis during his State of the Union speech on March 1.

March 3, 2022

Patient demand for telemedicine remains strong

Clinicians and health systems have had more time to optimize their telemedicine practices, contributing to an increase in telemedicine’s overall favorability among patients, according to a report by Doximity.

February 25, 2022

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Cardiology groups cheer new bill that would improve access to Medicare claims data

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation.

Cardiovascular Business

Watchdog group, fearful of fraud, wants more oversight for remote patient monitoring

Cardiologists and other physicians may soon need to provide much more information when ordering remote patient monitoring for Medicare patients.

Cardiovascular Business

Most recalled cardiovascular devices gained FDA approval with little to no clinical evidence

Why are so many cardiovascular devices involved in Class I recalls? One possible reason could be the large number of devices hitting the market without undergoing much premarket clinical testing.

Care Delivery

4 ways to help nurses make friends with algorithms

SCAI urges lawmakers to improve cardiac care access for children

In pharma, AI will probably make the big even bigger

Said and heard this week in and around healthcare

Cardiology groups cheer new bill that would improve access to Medicare claims data

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