After an abnormal cancer screening, it takes an average of 156 days to reach diagnosis — a delay that increases costs, worsens outcomes and exposes gaps in care. This report outlines a new model: shifting clinical intervention earlier in the cancer…
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Locum tenens costs are rising — but not evenly across specialties or markets. This report breaks down where spend is accelerating, where demand is tightening, and how key workforce metrics are changing year over year. From increases in CRNA spend…
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A Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital physician has developed an app that uses artificial intelligence to read electrocardiograms, NBC affiliate WLWT5 reported March 25. The app, called Queen of Hearts, allows clinicians to snap a picture of ECG scans and generate an…
Hospitals and health systems across the nation are adding new cardiovascular services and procedures, and renovating cardiology spaces to meet patient needs. Here are some of the most recent happenings:
At Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods, 63.6% of cardiologists and advanced practice clinicians are women. Nationally, women represent 15.5% of practicing cardiologists, and 1 in 4 cardiology fellows. “We didn’t set out to build a team based on gender,”…
Eight out of ten Americans turn to search engines or general-purpose LLMs at least once a month for medical questions. Yet physician-led evaluations show some AI chatbots deliver unsafe or harmful responses in up to 43% of cases, creating new…
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Atlantis-based HCA Florida JFK Hospital named Cristian Baeza, MD, medical director of the Heart and Vascular Institute. In the role, Dr. Baeza, a cardiothoracic surgeon, will help expand access to advanced cardiovascular procedures and strengthen patient outcomes by leading the…
Nine medical societies are calling for updated safety standards to better protect clinicians from radiation exposure and orthopedic strain in cath labs. In cath labs, clinicians use real-time X-ray imaging to guide catheters and other devices through blood vessels as…
Oakland-based University of California Health launched a tool in its EHR to help treat hypertension in patients systemwide. The UC Way Hypertension Medication Algorithm uses a stepwise approach to increasing medication types and doses, according to a March 18 system…
Lipoprotein(a) testing can reveal inherited cardiovascular risk that routine cholesterol panels may miss. This clinician-focused playbook from the American Heart Association offers a practical framework for understanding when Lp(a) testing matters, how to interpret results and how to guide patient…
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