The CV service line has big goals and is mapping out a route to reach them. Leaders are quite focused but know there are roadblocks and traffic jams in their way.

The latest numbers on cardiovascular deaths put the focus on innovative ways to point the trend line down again.

Customized dashboards are helping health systems, hospitals and practices realize improvements in quality and cost of care.

The size of cardiovascular studies is one factor forcing health systems and practices to consider the cloud for storage.

While the WannaCry cyberattack against hospitals, clinics and device makers was largely unsuccessful, future hacks might be used to imperil patients. Experts worry the U.S system is still too vulnerable and health IT departments are under-resourced.  

Mountain States Health Alliance headquartered in Johnson City, Tenn., is one health system leading the charge and reaping the benefits of a more intelligent, decision support-enabled CVIS with a built-in quality control engine that ensures data entered into the report are consistent.

One of the nation's largest single-specialty cardiovascular practices has implemented a groundbreaking cardiovascular information system to create higher efficiency for its physicians.

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics has published a report on some of the technologies shaping hospitals’ purchase plans in 2016.