Professional Associations

This page includes news coverage of medical associations and medical societies. Use these links to find focused news coverage from specific organizations: Cardiology Associations, Healthcare Associations, Radiology Associations.

How cardiologists and hospitals get paid via RVUs and DRGs There has been an increasing number of "business of cardiology" sessions are several cardiology conferences over the past two year as reimbursements continue to decline and costs continue to increase. Chief among the topics discussed has been how to navigate the intricacies of how cardiologists and hospitals are reimbursed. One of these speakers was Joel Sauer, MBA, executive vice president of consulting, MedAxiom, who spoke at the American Colle

How cardiologists and hospitals get paid

Joel Sauer, MBA, executive vice president of consulting with MedAxiom, reviews the intricacies of how cardiologists and hospitals are reimbursed.

Paul Zei, MD, director of the comprehensive atrial fibrillation program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, explained key findings from the late-breaking REAL-AF Registry at the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2024 conference. This registry study evaluated the short- and long-term outcomes of radiofrequency ablation (RF) in treating both paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) and persistent atrial fibrillation (PsAF), revealing significant advancements in procedural techniques and patient safety. #EPeeps #HRS2024

Interest growing in fluoroscopy-free workflows during RF ablation

Paul Zei, MD, discusses late-breaking data from the REAL-AF Registry, which looked at the short- and long-term outcomes of radiofrequency ablation in paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation.

Jagmeet Singh, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Founding Director of the Resynchronization and Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics Program at Mass General Hospital, delivered a key note address at HRS 2024 on the future of artificial intelligence in EP and AI applications in cardiology. #HRS #EPeeps #HRS2024 #HRS24 #HealthAI

Embracing AI to enhance EP: Insights from cardiologist Jagmeet Singh

Jagmeet Singh, MD, delivered a keynote address at HRS 2024 on the future of AI in electrophysiology. He spoke to Cardiovascular Business, sharing additional thoughts about the topic.

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Private equity in healthcare: Cardiologists, government officials and advocacy groups share their perspective

The FTC and other federal agencies launched a public inquiry to see how physicians, patients and other stakeholders felt about the rising influence of private equity in healthcare. Based on the public comments available online, many in the industry are concerned about the trend's long-term impact on patient care. 

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Mediterranean diet helps women live longer, reducing heart disease and cancer risks

Researchers explored decades of data from more than 25,000 women, sharing their findings in JAMA Network Open.

Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) President Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, FHRS, director of clinical cardiac electrophysiology and pacing, Virginia Commonwealth University, discussed two key initiatives for 2024-25 with Cardiovascular Business. These include helping create a new, independent cardiovascular medicine board, and supporting the movement toward more outpatient procedures being performed in office-based labs (OBL) and ambulatory surgical centers (ASC). #EPeeps #HRS #HRS24 #HRS2024

Heart Rhythm Society shows support for new cardiovascular board, outpatient EP centers

Cardiovascular Business spoke with HRS President Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, about two key initiatives the group is focused on this year.

Heart Rhythm Socity (HRS) President Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, explains key electrophysiology (EP) trends at the HRS 2024 meeting. #HRS #HRS24 #HRS2024 #EPeeps

Key trends in electrophysiology include PFA, dual-chamber leadless pacemakers

HRS President Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, detailed some of the biggest trends in electrophysiology at Heart Rhythm 2024 in Boston. 

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3 in 5 US adults projected to have CVD by 2050, with a price tag of $1.8T—can cardiologists ‘turn the tide’?

More than 60% of adults in the United States are expected to have at least one form of cardiovascular disease by 2050, according to new data published by the American Heart Association. Fortunately, evidence does suggest that healthier lifestyles are starting to become more common as time goes on.

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Several key trends were evident at the Radiological Society of North America 2024 meeting, including new CT and MR technology and evolving adoption of artificial intelligence.

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.