The American College of Cardiology’s NCDR® ICD Registry™ and the Heart Rhythm Society will host a webinar on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. ET on how to leverage the ICD Registry to measure and improve quality of care while simultaneously addressing physician needs for ABIM's Part IV Maintenance of Certification Program.

Perceptions of providing quality care to patients and frustrations with EHRs play a large role in physicians’ professional satisfaction, a report from RAND Corp. concluded.

A web-based program for managing patients with high blood pressure that included a pharmacist component was cost-effective, according to a study published online Sept. 16 in the American Journal of Managed Care.

As long as the government is on pause, let’s take a moment to reflect on one critical function that affects patient care: clinical trials.

In a study of physicians with substance misuse issues, the physicians reported a variety of reasons for their misuse of prescription drugs, including pain control, emotional distress, stress management, recreational reasons and avoidance of withdrawal. These findings were published in the September/October issue of Journal of Addiction Medicine.

The use of telestroke consultations improved the rate of treatment with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) at community hospitals in patients who have had acute ischemic strokes, according to a study published in the October issue of Neurosurgery. The percentage of patients who received IV- tPA during the study period was significantly higher than the national average.

Cardiovascular Surgery has recently joined WellStar Medical Group (WMG). The practice will be known as WellStar Medical Group, Cardiovascular Surgery and will remain in their current office location of 61 Whitcher Street, Suite 4100, Marietta, Ga., 30060.

Medical students at the University of South Dakota Medical School discussed the benefits of face-to-face experience after examining patients during a mock clinic in Sioux City, Iowa, that was hosted by Cardiovascular Associates.  KTIV News offered this report: