A complete list of Smith Center coverage is documented below.
News Archive
VIDEO: Dhruv Kazi, MD, MSc, MS, highlights importance of underutilized cardiac rehab
Healio. December 3, 2023.
Interview with Robert Yeh on delays between FDA authorization and Medicare coverage of new medical devices and proposed reforms to current systems.
New England Journal of Medicine Audio Interview Podcast. November 30, 2023.
Alarming Trends in Cardiovascular Health Among Middle-Aged Adults
BIDMC. November 22, 2023.
‘Smoldering Epidemic’ of CVD Risk Factors in Middle-Aged Adults
TCTMD. November 21, 2023.
Study Reveals Link Between Neighborhood Environmental Burden and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
BIDMC. November 14, 2023.
Prioritizing the Exposome to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Burden
JAMA Cardiology. November 13, 2023.
Dr. Robert W. Yeh and Dr. C. Michael Gibson Discuss: Primary Outcomes of a Pivotal Multicenter Randomized Trial Comparing the AGENT Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon With Conventional Balloon Angioplasty for In-Stent Restenosis
Clinical Trial Results. October 25, 2023.
CEUS Experts Warn of Underuse of the Modality
Aunt Minnie. September 20, 2023.
CEUS Underused in the US, Experts Say
Aunt Minnie. September 7, 2023.
No Excess Mortality Risk Found in Paclitaxel-Coated Devices, Concludes FDA
Endovascular Today. July 11, 2023.
FDA: All Restrictions on PaclitaxelDevices for PAD Are Removed
TCTMD. July 11, 2023.
‘Simply stunning’: Bempedoic acid may cut CVD risk for primary prevention patients by 30%
Healio. June 24, 2023.
Study Finds Common Complication of Pacemakers Four Times Higher Than Previously Thought
BIDMC. May 23, 2023.
Podcast: Appropriate Use of IIVUS in Lower Extremity Interventions
BackTable Vascular & Interventional, Episode 320. May 8, 2023.
Report on medical access finds one-third of Black Americans live in ‘cardiology deserts’
STAT. May 2, 2023.
Hospitals with high proportions of Black patients provide similar HF care vs. other centers
Healio. April 19, 2023
BIDMC Research Guides FDA Action on Common Medical Device
BIDMC. March 23, 2023
Diabetes and obesity rising in young Americans, study finds
The Washington Post. March 2, 2023.
Pharmacological Treatment of PAD Patients: A Case-Based Discussion
Vascular Disease Management. February 17, 2023.
Podcast: Pulmonary Embolism: Where We Are and Where We’re Going
Vascular Voices. February 15, 2023.
BEST-CLI: Experts at ISET Look to Bridge Research Results and Practice
TCTMD. January 25, 2023.
The Unfortunate News about HRRP, With Insight Into How to Fix It, with Rishi Wadhera, MD, MPP
Encore Podcast, Relentless Health Value. December 29, 2022.
Cardiac rehabilitation access, participation yet to return to pre-pandemic levels
Healio – Cardiology Today. November 5, 2022.
Quality of Life Improvement After PVI, Long-Term Safety for Atherectomy Devices, and More
AMP Newsroom. October 15, 2022.
Quality improvement initiative cuts use of triple therapy after PCI
Healio - Cardiology Today, October 14, 2022.
Podcast: Who Gets a Heart Disease Test?
Freakonomics, MD, September 8, 2022.
Peripheral vascular interventions for PAD: “Confronting the healthcare disparities”
Interventional News, August 18, 2022.
Podcast: Alerting Clinicians to 1-Year Mortality Risk in Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure
JAMA Cardiology Author Interview, August 10, 2022.
Diabetes Screening Standards in the U.S. Miss the Disease in Many People of Color
Scientific American, August 1, 2022.
Podcast and Video: Global Consensus and Real-World Data Supporting Peripheral Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)-Guided Revascularization: The Case for IVUS as Standard of Care
CathLab Digest, July 25, 2022.
“Stunning” Cost Variability Across Centers for Common Cardiac Tests, Procedures
TCTMD, July 21, 2022.
Black Adults Treated for Common Arterial Disease Are at Greater Risk of Amputation and Death Than White Adults, Researchers Show
BIDMC News, July 19, 2022.
Podcast: Circulation on the Run
Circulation, July 19, 2022.
People in Republican Counties Have Higher Death Rates Than Those in Democratic Counties
Scientific American, July 18, 2022.
People from “socially vulnerable” counties hospitalized for COVID-19 had more heart problems, higher death rates
American Heart Association News, July 18, 2022.
Podcast: Does Rewarding Better Patient Care Experience Punish Safety-net Hospitals?
JAMA Health Forum, July 8, 2022.
Podcast: Interview with Dr. Rishi Wadhera on the inequitable effects of value-based payment programs and a new model meant to respond to equity concerns.
Supplement to the New England Journal of Medicine.
Podcast: Does Rewarding Better Patient Care Experience Punish Safety-net Hospitals?
JAMA Health Forum, July 8, 2022.
Comorbidities May Drive PAD Procedural Outcomes in Black Patients
TCTMD, June 23, 2022.
Medicaid Expansion: Good First Step, but No Panacea for CV Care
Medscape, June 6, 2022.
Mental Health and Substance Use Among Adolescents Experiencing Homelessness in the United States
BIDMC News, May 10, 2022.
Teen Psychiatric Burden
Harvard Medical School News & Research, May 10, 2022.
Tailored BMI Thresholds for Screening Could Improve Diabetes Diagnoses in Minority Patients
Endocrinology Network, May 10, 2022.
PAD Significantly Ups Morbidity and Mortality in AMICS
TCTMD, March 29, 2022.
PAD drives worse limb outcomes, mortality in acute MI with cardiogenic shock
Healio, March 28, 2022.
Routine IVUS in Peripheral Interventions Supported by Small RCT
TCTMD, March 9, 2022.
Blog: Heart Health Disparities and Systems That Hurt Black Americans
BILH Newsroom, February 28, 2022.
Many Patients in US Continue to Face Pandemic-Related Delays in Primary Care
Healio, February 25, 2022.
Why IVUS Is Worth the Time and Cost
ISET Newsroom, February 15, 2022.
Rural Patients Less Likely to Receive Cardiovascular Care, More Likely to Die from Certain Heart Conditions, Researchers Find
Young, Black, and Dying from Heart Failure
HealthCentral, December 17, 2021.
Researchers find race, sex and age disparities in echocardiography.
BIDMC News, October 6, 2021.
The Pandemic Caused the Biggest Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy since World War 2. Black and Hispanic Americans Have Suffered the Most.
Time, June 23, 2021.
Researchers Model Impact and Value of Establishing Blood Pressure Control Programs at Barbershops Nationwide.
BIDMC News, June 14, 2021.
When cardiac deaths rose during pandemic, minorities suffered most.
Health Day, May 21, 2021.
Black, Hispanic and Asian Populations Bore the Brunt of the Nation-Wide Rise in Cardiovascular Deaths During COVID-19 Pandemic, Researchers Find.
BIDMC News, May 18, 2021.
Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths.
US News and World Report, January 12, 2021.
Spikes in cardiovascular deaths shown to be an indirect cost of COVID-19 pandemic.
BIDMC News, January 11, 2021.
'Second Toll': Study Finds Heart Disease Deaths Shot Up In Early Pandemic, But Not In Mass.
WBUR/CommonHealth, January 11, 2021.
Cardiovascular Deaths Increased Early on in Pandemic: Study.
NBC 10, January 11, 2021.
CV diagnostic testing down, ischemic heart disease deaths up during COVID-19 pandemic.
Healio, January 11, 2021.
Cardiovascular deaths increased during the pandemic's opening months.
Cardiovascular Business, January 11, 2021.
CPR in the COVID-19 Era — An Ethical Framework.
NEJM Perspective - May 6, 2020.
Variation in COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths Across New York City Boroughs.
JAMA - April 29, 2020&BIDMC News.
Quality Measure Development and Associated Spending by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
JAMA Research Letter - April 28, 2020.
Early Carotid Intervention Linked to Functional Dependence After Stroke
Cardiology Advisor, January 31, 2019
Older Patients Are Not Returning as Often to Hospitals. Is That a Good Thing?
New York Times, January 18, 2019
Aspiration Thrombectomy on the Decline as New Study Affirms No Benefit in STEMI
TCTMD, January 15, 2019
Aspiration Therapy Use Declined Over Time With Small Excess Risk
Healio, January 11, 2019
Alirocumab Not Cost-Effective for Treating LDL Cholesterol
Healio, January 3, 2019
Study Links HRRP to Mortality Increases for Heart Failure, Pneumonia
Cardiovascular Business, January 2, 2019
New Cholesterol Drug Works But Not Worth the Cost Experts Say
UPI, January 2, 2019
New Cholesterol Drug’s High Price May Not be Worth it: Study
Health Day, January 2, 2019
Scientists Cracked Themselves Up With a Study That Found Parachutes Are No More Effective Than Empty Backpacks
Smithsonian, December 31, 2018
Financial Penalties in Hospital Readmissions Linked to Higher Mortality
Health Leaders Media, December 27, 2018
Opioid epidemic, Medicaid coverage contribute to jump in homeless ER visits
Boston Business Journal, December 27, 2018
Hospitalizations Are on the Rise Among Homeless Individuals
AJMC ‘In Focus’ Blog, December 26, 2018
Hospital readmission reduction program linked to heart failure, pneumonia deaths
UPI, December 24, 2018
Researchers Show Parachutes Don't Work, But There's a Catch
NPR, December 22, 2018
Data Hint at Unintended Consequences of Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
TCTMD, December 21, 2018
Did This Health Care Policy Do Harm?
NY Times Op-Ed, December 21, 2018
Penalties for Higher Readmission Rates May Hurt Patients
U.S. News & World Report, December 21, 2018
Skydivers Don’t Need Parachutes, Scientists Don’t Actually Find
Shorenstein Center, Harvard Kennedy School, December 17, 2018
Hospitalizations for Homeless Individuals are on the Rise, Driven by Mental Illness, Substance Abuse
Health Care Finance News, December 17, 2018
What’s Driving the Rise in Homeless Hospitalizations?
HealthCentral, December 17, 2018
Hospitals With Higher SAVR Mortality Likely to Have Higher TAVR Mortality Too
tctMD/the heartbeat, December 12, 2018
Hospitalizations Rising Among the Homeless
U.S. News & World Report, December 11, 2018
Study Shows Rising Rates of Hospitalization Among Homeless
Medical Press, November 30, 2018
Heart Disease Risk is Hidden in Your Genes
Vox, August 24, 2018
A New Genetic Test for Heart Attacks Could Help People Avoid Unpleasant Medical Surprises
WBUR, August 13, 2018
New ORBITA Insights: Invasive Physiology Tests Track Closely with Ischemia, but Not Symptom Improvement
tctMD/the heart beat, May 22, 2018
How Do Public Report Cards Affect Physicians' Treatment Decisions?
Science Daily/BIDMC Press Release, May 10, 2018
PCI Public Reporting: Where Some Point to Problems, Others Propose Solutions
tctMD / the heart beat, May 9, 2018
Study Questions Readmissions Data as Standard for Care Quality
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, March 28, 2018
Medicare’s Reliance on 3 Conditions to Calculate Quality Penalties Called Incomplete by Study
AJMC.com, March 27, 2018
Medicare’s Readmission Measures Misrepresent Hospital Quality
Healio.com, March 26, 2018
Increased Hospital Payments Linked to Better Heart Attack Outcomes: 4 Things to Know
Becker’s Hospital Review, March 16, 2018
Higher Spending for Medicare Heart Attack Patients Has Modest Effect in Preventing Death
Health Care Finance, March 16, 2018
The Data Are In, but Debate Rages: Are Hospital Readmission Penalties A Good Idea?
STAT, December 11, 2017
18% of PAD Patients Readmitted Within 30 Days of Revascularization
Cardiovascular Business, December 6, 2017
1 in 6 Readmitted After Peripheral Revascularization
MedPage Today, December 4, 2017
Readmission Rates High After Revascularization for PAD
Medscape, December 4, 2017
Burden of Readmission High in Patients Following Revascularization
TCTMD, December 4, 2017
TCT: Sapien Saved Healthcare $$$ in Intermediate Risk TAVR
MedPage Today, November 1, 2017
TCT 2017: TAVR ‘Economically Dominant’ Over SAVR for Aortic Stenosis Patients at Intermediate Risk
Cardiovascular Business, October 31, 2017
Less Than Half of Patients Prescribed New Cholesterol Drug Receive Insurance Approval
AHA Press Release, October 30, 2017
Many Patients Denied Approval for PCSK9 Inhibitor Therapy
Healio/Cardiology Today, October 30, 2017
Half of Patients With Super High Cholesterol Can’t Get Drugs That Could Help
Forbes, October 30, 2017
Cardiologist’s Twitter Poll Highlights TCT Trials of Greatest Interest
Cardiovascular Business, October 27, 2017
Complex Target Lesion Anatomy Linked to Increased Ischemic Events
Healio/Cardiology Today's Intervention, October 23, 2017
3 Lessons for the FDA Following Abbott’s Cybersecurity Recall
Fierce Healthcare, October 19, 2017
Non-Medicare Patients Account for Almost Half of All 30-Day Readmissions
Health Leaders Media, July 12, 2017
Analysis of Hospital Readmissions of All Ages, Insurance Types Identifies High-Risk Groups
BIDMC Press Release, July 10, 2017
Study: Physicians Miss Early Signs of Heart Disease More Often Than They Should
Cardiovascular Business, July 5, 2017
Ethics Study: Incomplete State Laws May Complicate Medical Decision Making
BIDMC Press Release, April 12, 2017
This Obamacare Rule Keeps You Out of the Hospital. Will It Survive?
Bloomberg, March 10, 2017
Readmissions Penalties Work. Here’s proof
Health Leaders Media, January 3, 2017
ACA Penalties for Hospital Readmissions Effective
Benefits PRO, December 30, 2016
Hospitals Reduce Readmissions
U.S. News & World Report, December 27, 2016
Study Finds CMS’ Hospital Readmission Penalties Worked Under Affordable Care Act
Modern Healthcare, December 27, 2016
An Obamacare Success: Financial Penalties Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates
STAT, December 27, 2016
Fiscal Penalties for Low-Performing Hospitals Linked to Improved Readmission Rates
Becker’s Hospital Review, December 27, 2016
Affordable Care Act Penalties Pay Dividends in Readmissions Reductions, Annals of Internal Medicine Study Shows
Healthcare Finance News, December 27, 2016
Study: Obamacare Fines Reduced Hospital Readmissions Rates
Newsmax, December 27, 2016
Location Matters: Getting Acute MI Care At a High-Quality Hospital Has Lasting Benefits
TCTMD, October 6, 2016
Heart-Earned Results: Family pledges $8.3 million to establish the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology
BIDMC Giving Matters, Fall 2016
High-Risk Cardiac Patients from Public Reporting Is Linked to Improved Outcomes
BIDMC Press Release, July 27, 2016
Public Reporting: Policy Changes in New York May Have Boosted PCI Rates Of MI Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock
TCTMD, July 27, 2016
Arterial Closure in Transfemoral PCI May Offer Clinical Benefit, But Cost-Effectiveness Unclear
TCTMD, April 15, 2016
Study Results Offer Ability to Individualize Treatment Duration of Blood-Thinning Drugs After Stent Procedure
BIDMC Press Release, March 29, 2016
Top Ten Tricks for Radial Procedures
TCTMD, January 6, 2016
AHA: Risk Score IDs Patients Who Benefit from Extended DART
MedPage Today, November 10, 2015