There’s plenty of room for clinicians in hospital C-suites. Start by appreciating nonclinical expertise, zeroing in on shared concerns and leveraging “soft power.” 

A patient’s socioeconomic status as a child may not be found in any chart—but a recent study showed how it can impact development of the heart. Researchers found that childhood socioeconomic inequalities lead to differences in left ventricular mass and diastolic function in adulthood.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its report on the Senate’s version of an Affordable Care Act repeal-and-replace plan, projecting 22 million more people would uninsured by 2026 while deductibles and premiums would increase significantly. In response, the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology have announced opposition to the legislation, dubbed the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA).

A new assessment from the American Heart Association (AHA) questions whether investments in heart disease research benefits the overall costs of healthcare and patient needs.

John Flannery, president and CEO of GE Healthcare, will become CEO of General Electric on Aug. 1 and will assume the chairman position in 2018. He will replace GE’s current CEO and chairman, Jeff Immelt, who will step down after 16 years in the leadership roles.

A recent survey from Merritt Hawkins, a Dallas-based search firm, included updated demographic and salary data on a wide variety of specialties, both invasive and non-invasive among them.

Patients who are hospitalized once are likely to be hospitalized again, but patients with heart failure are at an even greater risk. Plus, it’s costly.

The partnering of physicians and vendors has created and improved modern medicine. Collaborations have dawned new devices, systems, drugs, innovations and ways of diagnosing, treating and managing patients. Every day these advancements help to save and improve patient lives. But as we well know, partnership over the years also has overly feathered the pockets of some and bred a fair amount of fraud.