July/August 2016

Challenges is a word we hear all too often in healthcare. In this issue, challenge unites our articles.

Will new rules proposed for donor heart allocation provide a lifeline for the sickest patients or add complexity and cost to a system that struggles to achieve fairness and efficiency?

Is a new testing strategy evolving for the evaluation of patients with stable chest pain? 

Analysis Suggests Expanded Role for CCTA in Heart Disease Treatment

Could precision medicine reshape how cardiologists evaluate and treat chest pain, potentially reducing costs and increasing patient safety?

To make a difference in people’s lives through excellent patient care is both mission and mantra at Banner Health.

Cardiovascular information technology analytics offer opportunities to improve care, reduce costs and deliver better healthcare experiences for patients. 

Medicare’s decision to get “deadly serious” about interoperability is an invitation for cardiologists to work with their medical societies, vendors and office staff.

CIEDs with remote monitoring capabilities can provide a wealth of information, yet some physicians and hospitals aren’t making the most of this resource.

The explosion of cardiovascular data registries, and their vast research output, has become the major proof point for field’s commitment to continuous quality improvement. 

At one hospital, an aggressive treatment PE treatment program has dramatically reduced mortality.

ACVP discusses how associations contribute to their members’ careers and the quality of healthcare.