Innovation
Maintaining a robust pipeline of talent flowing into the health care field includes training the next generation of academic scientists, physician leaders and allied health professionals for the future of health care and biomedical science.
In this conversation, Mark Taylor, M.D., surgical director for surgical operations at Cleveland Clinic, discusses the health system's ongoing IV fluid conservation strategies and the importance of constant and targeted communication during supply chain shortages.
There are a number of factors that may complicate recovery from open-heart surgery, but for female patients, bra size and fit shouldn’t be one of them.
Coronary artery bypass surgery is a major ordeal — open-heart surgery lasting three to six hours, a stay in the hospital that could last up to a week, then six to 12 weeks of recovery. For one patient at Doctors Medical Center (DMC) in Modesto, Calif., coronary artery bypass was much simpler…
AI clinical documentation tools — tools that use artificial intelligence to securely summarize medical information from spoken conversations — are becoming widely recognized as resources that ease clinicians’ workloads so they can spend more time with patients.
The 2025 AHA Leadership Summit, July 20-22, brings together senior health care executives, clinicians and experts in the field presenting innovative approaches for delivering better care and greater value, ensuring financial stability, addressing workforce challenges and improving the health care…
Physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of Mass General Brigham, have done groundbreaking proton therapy research, studying the best use of this therapy for clinical care.
The first-time integration of two innovative technologies is providing immediate benefits to Wyoming cardiac patients.
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Steven Diaz, M.D., chief medical officer at MaineGeneral Health and board member at the American Hospital Association, discusses his passion for patient safety, how his organization meets quality care for its community, and how AI could potentially be…
For years, the first-line treatment for atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, has been blood thinners. A-fib, which is a cardiac rhythm abnormality, can lead to other health complications, including strokes — it’s estimated that 90% of all strokes happen in patients who have A-fib.