MUSC Health Florence (S.C.) Medical Center is the first hospital in the state to implement Abbott’s i-STAT 1 instrument with the high-sensitivity troponin I cartridge to accelerate heart attack detection. The test measures low levels of cardiac troponin I —…
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The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released updated guidelines for managing congenital heart disease in adults. The revised guidelines highlight four priorities: access to specialized care, mental health, physical activity and pregnancy, according to a Dec.…
More than two dozen lawsuits allege 25 patients were infected with a potentially deadly bacteria while undergoing open-heart surgery at Kansas City-based University of Kansas Hospital, The Kansas City Star reported March 10. The lawsuits center around Mycobacterium chimaera, a…
New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is partnering with HeartBeam, a medical technology company, to develop and validate a new AI-electrocardiogram algorithm. HeartBeam’s flagship product is its 12-lead ECG home monitoring system, which includes synthesis software…
Two years ago, Jamil Borgi, MD, became the first chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Metairie, La.-based LCMC Health’s East Jefferson General Hospital. His appointment coincided with a partnership between LCMC Health and New Orleans-based Tulane University’s School of Medicine to…
Across hospitals, quality outcomes are often influenced by a relatively small number of patients with shared clinical and operational complexity. These micro-cohorts — defined by factors such as comorbidities, discharge pathways, infection risk or length-of-stay patterns — frequently drive disproportionate…
Apr 9, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Nik Rao
CEO, Dexur
By 2036, the U.S. is projected to have 39,600 cardiology physicians available to meet a demand of 46,600, leaving a shortfall of about 7,000 physicians nationwide, according to projections from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and…
Across health systems, millions in earned revenue sit inside zero-balance accounts. A claim reaches zero balance. Payment posts. The account closes. Weeks or months later, few hospitals have the resources to revisit whether the payment matched contractual terms or whether…
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Most anesthesia programs are built around intraoperative care, but the opportunity increasingly sits outside the OR. Surgical patients today present with more comorbidities and greater clinical complexity than in years past, requiring more coordinated preparation before they ever reach the…
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Jonathan Marmur, MD, has been named chair of the cardiology department at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst in the Queens borough of New York City. Previously, he served as cardiology chief at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in New York City,…