The Crucial Role of Primary Care in Achieving and Sustaining Heart Health
Primary care clinicians and practices are uniquely positioned to help people achieve optimal cardiovascular health through screening, diagnosing and treating the health behaviors and factors outlined in the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 health metrics to reduce the risk for heart disease and stroke, according to a new scientific statement published today in the Association’s peer-reviewed journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
Scientific Research Contest to Grant $20K for Best Analysis of New Food Data
The American Heart Association, celebrating 100 years of lifesaving service as the world’s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health, announced the first data challenge inviting scientific researchers to use the food database from the Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI), the first of its kind to provide extensive detail on the molecular components of foods from around the globe.
From Pregnancy To Parenthood: Managing Cardiovascular Risks For New Moms
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of maternal death in the U.S., or more simply put, heart disease is the No. 1 killer of new moms.
Impacting Undertreatment Of Aortic Stenosis
Aortic stenosis (AS) is one of the most common and serious heart valve disease problems.
New Stroke Rehabilitation Certification To Help Improve Care At Skilled Nursing Facilities
Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability in the U.S. and approximately 795,000 people each year experience a new or recurrent stroke, according to the American Heart Association’s 2023 statistical update.
The American Heart Association Hosts Another Successful Go Red For Women Event In Sioux Falls
Some 450 people, including MED's own Steffranie Liston-Holtrop and healthcare providers from around the region, dressed in red for the annual Sioux Falls’s Go Red for Women event on Friday evening.
More Than Half Of U.S. Adults Don’t Know Heart Disease Is Leading Cause Of Death, Despite 100-Year Reign
More than half of people in the U.S. (51%) do not know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the country, according to a recent Harris Poll survey conducted on behalf of the American Heart Association in November 2023.
MercyOne And Signify Health Team Up To Prepare For Risk-Based Payment
MercyOne, a leading health system serving patients in Iowa, announced today it has signed an agreement to participate in a 2023 accountable care organization (ACO) with Signify Health, Inc., a leading health care platform that leverages advanced analytics, technology and nationwide health care networks to create and power value-based payment programs. The 2023 Signify-enabled accountable care organization (ACO) will support MercyOne’s Population Health Services Organization (PHSO) rural providers in their transition to risk-based payment arrangements and better manage total cost of care for Iowa Medicare patients.