ACC 2015 POST-CONFERENCE BRIEF
More Takeaways and Commentaries ...
The American of Cardiology 64th Annual Scientific Session and Expo provided an interesting mix of clinical and practice management topics. Here are summaries of a few session takeaways along with commentaries by subject area experts. |
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"The health care system must transform and payment reform represents one pathway that is rapidly diffusing," according to Michael Chernew, PhD. » More on reform strategies |
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"Atrial fibrillation, once thought of as a disease with a simple diagnosis, is emerging as a disease of great complexity and one needing a great deal of clinical judgment to manage effectively," said Valentin Fuster, MD. » Understand the management challenges |
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Despite recently published hypertension guidelines that recommend a new target for blood pressure lowering in individuals starting at age 60, it is still appropriate to continue to focus on targets set by an older guideline, according to Jackson T. Wright, Jr., MD, PhD. » Read more on this issue |
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Given the cycles of medical liability issues, it is important that physicians get involved at the state level to help maintain the gains made over the past decade that have shifted toward more physician-friendly tort reforms, according to Joseph S. Wilson, MD. » Learn more about reform |
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