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.

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Ron Blankstein, MD, FACC, FASNC, MSCCT, FASPC, associate director, cardiovascular imaging program, director, cardiac computed tomography, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a professor of medicine and radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains why Medicare is proposing increased coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) payments to hospitals.

Higher payments for CCTA could bring considerable change to cardiology

Ron Blankstein, MD, explains how and why Medicare is proposing an increase to hospital payments for coronary CT angiography.

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Reduce, reuse, recycle: How cath labs can lower cardiology’s colossal carbon footprint

Cath labs, like radiology suites and operating rooms, are leading contributors to the world’s growing carbon footprint.

Bharath Krishnamurthy, a director of Health Policy and Analytics at the American Hospital Association (AHA), explains explains how drug shortages and supply chain issues are negatively impacting U.S. healthcare.

Drug shortages jeopardize patient access to quality hospital care

American Hospital Association Director of Health Policy and Analytics Bharath Krishnamurthy explains how drug shortages and supply chain issues are negatively impacting U.S. healthcare.

Dana Smetherman, MD, ACR CEO, explains AUC may be better than prior authorizations.

ACR CEO discusses solution to fight burdensome prior authorizations in medical imaging

Dana Smetherman, MD, MBA, outlines a possible remedy for the growing number of these roadblocks in the specialty. 

Cardiologist Ami B. Bhatt, MD, a digital health specialist and longtime member of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), will serve as the Digital Health Advisory Committee's very first chair.

Cardiologist to chair new FDA advisory committee focused on AI, other digital health technologies

The Digital Health Advisory Committee is tasked with providing perspective and recommendations on a wide variety of topics. These insights will then help the FDA draft new policies and make other important decisions.

Dan Blumenthal, MD, MBA, chief quality officer at the Cardiovascular Associates of America, and a cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, spoke at the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2024 meeting business sessions on how changes in Medicare payments will impact electrophysiology and cardiology more broadly.

What cardiologists should expect as U.S. healthcare payment models evolve

Cardiologist Dan Blumenthal, MD, MBA, explains how changes in Medicare payments will greatly impact cardiology in the years ahead. In just a few short years, the business side of cardiology could look substantially different than it does today. 

Bharath Krishnamurthy, a director of health policy and analytics at the American Hospital Association (AHA), factors that are leading to instability the U.S. healthcare system. #AHA #AmericanHospitalAssociation #CMS #Healthcare

Challenges to the financial stability of the American healthcare system

Bharath Krishnamurthy, director of health policy and analytics, American Hospital Association, explains factors leading to the economic instability of the U.S. healthcare system. 

The Texas State Capital building in Austin where 140 scope creep bills were defeated in 2024 by the Texas medical Association.

Texas legislature held ground in face of scope of practice expansion bills

The AMA applauded the Texas Medical Association for defeating dozens of scope of practice creep bills in the Texas legislature this year.

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Cardiovascular Business
Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

AI in Healthcare
A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”

Cardiovascular Business
FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

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