Oct. 11, 2024 – As the pace of change accelerates in healthcare, the most pressing questions in cardiovascular medicine demand immediate answers. These challenges and more will be tackled head-on at the third annual TCT MedTech Innovation Forum on Oct. 27, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

Oct. 15, 2024 — Four of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have released final local coverage determinations (LCD) for AI-Coronary Plaque Analysis (AI-CPA).

The four contractors for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – including CGS, National Government Services (NGS), Palmetto GBA and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS) – provided updated LCDs for current procedural terminology (CPT) codes 0623T - 0626T.

Oct. 14, 2024 – The Institute for AI Governance in Healthcare (IAIGH) has published the draft Healthcare AI Governance Standard (HAIGS) for public comment.

The comment period opened Oct. 14, 2024, and closes Nov. 14, 2024.

The draft standard is available for review and feedback at AiHealthcareGovernance.org.

On Nov. 13, 2024, HIMSS will be presenting a webinar on "Addressing the Changing Data Demands of Next-Gen Healthcare."

The webinar will take place at 1 p.m. Central time.

The delivery of next-generation patient care relies upon seamless access to comprehensive and relevant patient data. However, the proliferation of patient data silos across multiple hosted environments can present significant integration challenges. To ensure that the full potential of next-generation healthcare solutions is realized, healthcare providers must rethink their data strategy.  

Oct. 2, 2024 — Eko Health recently announced a new independent study from researchers at Imperial College London (Imperial) that demonstrated how AI can identify patients with significantly higher risk of experiencing major adverse cardiac events (MACE), including heart attacks and heart failure. Researchers used Eko Health's FDA-cleared and UKCA-marked Low Ejection Fraction AI to conduct the study, which reinforced the power of Eko's AI for early detection while also showing its potential to improve cardiovascular care in both clinical and remote settings.