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Nemours Children's Hospital pediatric cardiologists explain lessons learned about cardiac involvement and long-term issues from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare but serious disease caused by exposure to the COVID-19 virus. #MIS-C #COVID #coronavirus #SARSCoV2

VIDEO: Cardiologists share the latest details on COVID-related MIS-C

In this new video, pediatric cardiologists discuss some of the long-term issues associated with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare disease linked to COVID-19.

The American Hospital Association (AMA) is warning healthcare systems the Russians may attempt cyber attacks amid rising tensions of the war in Ukraine and the international community's response. #Ukraine #warinukraine #ukrainewar

VIDEO: How to prepare hospitals for ransomware attacks

John Gaede, director of information systems, Sky Lakes Medical Center, Oregon, discusses how hospitals should prepare for possible cyberattacks.

The 120,000-square-foot advanced outpatient care center on the 4800 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue is expected to serve more than 50,000 patients annually from Bronzeville and nearby communities. Northwestern also wants to try and staff the majority of the clinic with clinicians who are Black to better reflect the community they will be serving. Construction could begin in summer 2023, with a scheduled opening in summer of 2025.

VIDEO: Northwestern plans to open Chicago South Side clinic to address healthcare access

Northwestern's Clyde Yancy, MD, discusses how his health system is addressing health access equity issues with plans to open a new outpatient clinic on the historically Black Chicago South Side.

Christine Seidman, MD, director of the cardiovascular genetics program, cardiovascular medicine specialist, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, discusses the use of genetics to crack the code of cardiovascular diseases to enable earlier prevention and interventions. She was named the winner of the American Heart Association (AHA) 2022 Research Achievement Award, AHA's highest honor.

VIDEO: Using genetics in cardiology to enable earlier interventions

Christine Seidman, MD, director of the cardiovascular genetics program at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, spoke to us about using genetics to crack the code of cardiovascular disease. 

Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, vice dean for diversity and inclusion, chief of cardiology in the Department of Medicine, and a professor of medicine in cardiology and medical social sciences at Northwestern Medicine, discusses health equity issues in cardiology at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2022 meeting.

VIDEO: Health equity and diversity is a business model

Clyde Yancy, MD, vice dean for diversity and inclusion, chief of cardiology, and a professor of medicine in cardiology and medical social sciences at Northwestern Medicine, discusses health equity issues and how greater inclusion should be a business model because of changing demographics.

VIDEO: The need to develop the cardiology workforce

ACC President Edward T.A. Fry, MD, explains the need to better develop the cardiology workforce as the subspecialty faces a looming shortage of cardiologists. 

Claire Ernst, director of government affairs, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), explains the list of priorities for the association. These include staving off the large, planned 2023 Medicare reimbursement cuts, fighting for continuation of reimbursements for telehealth, and revamping prior authorizations.

VIDEO: Top priorities for the Medical Group Management Association in 2022

Claire Ernst, director of government affairs, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), explains the list of priorities for the association, include staving off the large Medicare reimbursement cuts, continuation of telehealth reimbursements, and revamping prior authorizations. 

An example of artificial intelligence (AI) automated detection of a intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in. a CT scan used to send alerts to the stroke acute care team before a radiologist even sees the exam. Example shown by TeraRecon at RSNA 2022.

VIDEO: Radiology AI aids acute care and other departments

Sanjay Parekh, PhD, senior market analyst with Signify Research, explains how some radiology AI is being adopted outside of radiology departments to improve care.

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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. 

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.”