One college dean is taking a new approach to attracting diverse talent to medical schools and fellowships across the country, and it’s one that involves taking a hard look at established prejudices and recognizing directors’ own biases.

Avoidance and mixed signals have long plagued the palliative care discussion in cardiology, but that could be changing, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 67th annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.

In an age of rapid physician burnout, one clinical cardiologist is calling for stronger practice policies to ensure a better work-life balance.

Avoidance and mixed signals have long plagued the palliative care discussion in cardiology, but that could be changing, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 67th annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.

In a medical landscape where nearly one-third of physicians are meeting criteria for burnout, healthcare’s newfound “quadruple aim” is struggling to find a foothold, former American College of Cardiology president Richard A. Chazal, MD, said at the college’s 67th annual symposium in Orlando.

C. Michael Valentine, MD, officially assumed his role as the new president of the American College of Cardiology on March 12 during a convocation ceremony at the organization’s annual scientific session in Orlando.

Washington, DC—The National Quality Forum (NQF) today issued a call to action to make shared decision making a standard of care for all patients, across settings and conditions. The new guide for healthcare providers, the National Quality Partners Playbook™: Shared Decision Making in Healthcare, offers vital guidance for this process of communication in which clinicians and patients work together to make healthcare decisions that align with what matters most to patients.

Changing the referral process for cardiac rehabilitation to opt-out rather than opt-in caused referral rates to jump from 12 percent to 75 percent in nine months at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The project was part of the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit, which uses behavioral science to influence choices in a predictable way that increases the utilization of evidence-based care.