As use of cannabis products increases and evidence of possible cardiovascular harm mounts, it’s time for cardiologists to start having conversations with their patients.
Even the best analytics won’t replace human interaction; protect your time with patients and colleagues. Focus on the patient-centered metrics, and try to be patient. It takes time to turn a mess into a masterpiece.
Despite a steady stream of hype and "pockets" of change, most cardiologists aren’t seeing the transformation that Silicon Valley promised. ACC CIO John Rumsfeld, MD, PhD, explains what's missing and why engaging clinical partners could help.
Multidisciplinary teams are leveraging advanced technologies to explore the link between cardiovascular disease and dementia with an eye toward improving the diagnosis and treatment of both.
In this first magazine of the 2020s, CVB invites the cardiology community to consider new mindsets for a number of areas, from treating dementias to tackling authorizations, documentation and collections.
Some cardiologists vow to go out with their scrubs on, says St. Vincent Heart Center’s Mary Norine Walsh, MD, as she recalls an interventional cardiologist who declared that when he left the cath lab, he’d be gone for good, not doing “office work.”
Healthcare attorney Joel Porter talks with CVB about steps physicians can take to avoid signing on to a noncompete clause that will come back to haunt them.
From finding middle ground with prospective employers to understanding enforceability and exit strategies, here are practical approaches for reducing risks.
Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.
