CHICAGOToday, cardiovascular services sit on the precipice of change, said Brian Contos, executive director of The Advisory Board Company, April 15 at the annual leadership meeting of the American College of Cardiovascular Administrators (ACCA).

CHICAGOTo help increase the viability of cardiovascular practices, "We must clean up priorities and focus on getting involved in CV registries like PINNACLE, and focus on improving processes of care," said Jack Lewin, MD, CEO of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) April 14 at this years annual leadership conference of the American College of Cardiovascular Administrators (ACCA).

CHICAGOLooming Medicare cuts combined with dismal economic times have pressed more and more physician groups to think about hospital integration. And while the process may be tangible, both parties must have a seat at the table when trying to decide the right model for these joint ventures, according to a presentation yesterday at this years annual American College of Cardiovascular Administrators (ACCA) leadership conference.

The addition of virtual reality and gaming systems to stroke rehabilitation programs can improve arm strength and motor skills, according to research published April 7 in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Diagnostic Imaging Northwest has selected NovaPRO, Novarads RIS/PACS technology.

During one of the press conferences at the ACC conference, co-chair Edward J. McNulty, MD, of the University of California San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco, noted that many aspects of cardiovascular care are just getting better, including medical therapy, cardiac surgery and percutaneous interventions; therefore, it is becoming harder to show a statistically significant improvement for a single therapy which ultimately is very good news for the cardiovascular patient.

NEW ORLEANS An expert panel offered strategies for navigating new Medicare codes and provided tips for preparing for the ICD-10 transition, during a Monday presentation at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology.

New OrleansPresenters emphasized the importance of governance in practice integration negotiations and offered tips for determining when to walk away from the conference table, during the Managing Your Practice in a Transforming Health System: Part 1 session, held Sunday at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology.