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Learn key strategies for health plans to reduce three types of inappropriate use in cardiovascular care.
![Episode 7: Underuse In Cardiology Is Under-Appreciated. How Do We Change That?](https://content.cdntwrk.com/mediaproxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.cdntwrk.com%2Ffiles%2FaHViPTk4OTY4JmNtZD1pdGVtZWRpdG9yaW1hZ2UmZmlsZW5hbWU9aXRlbWVkaXRvcmltYWdlXzYwNmY0MjYwZTQ4YmMucG5nJnZlcnNpb249MDAwMCZzaWc9NGJhNTk1MWYwOGI2OWIzOTY4NTk4MDAwYTJkZmRhNGY%25253D&size=1&version=1665679078&sig=f89a7845a315b8c2a0b503420143fe47&default=hubs%2Ftilebg-blogs.jpg)
Learn why underuse is a major problem and how we might tackle it
![Episode 6: Why Don't More Cardiology Patients Get Optimal Medication Therapy?](https://content.cdntwrk.com/mediaproxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.cdntwrk.com%2Ffiles%2FaHViPTk4OTY4JmNtZD1pdGVtZWRpdG9yaW1hZ2UmZmlsZW5hbWU9aXRlbWVkaXRvcmltYWdlXzYwNmY0MjYwZTQ4YmMucG5nJnZlcnNpb249MDAwMCZzaWc9NGJhNTk1MWYwOGI2OWIzOTY4NTk4MDAwYTJkZmRhNGY%25253D&size=1&version=1665679078&sig=f89a7845a315b8c2a0b503420143fe47&default=hubs%2Ftilebg-blogs.jpg)
GDMT, or guideline-directed medical therapy, means taking the right medication at the optimal doses to treat cardiovascular problems. Yet these medications are chronically underused.
![Episode 5: Will COVID-19 Change What Is Considered Appropriate Use in Cardiology?](https://content.cdntwrk.com/mediaproxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.cdntwrk.com%2Ffiles%2FaHViPTk4OTY4JmNtZD1pdGVtZWRpdG9yaW1hZ2UmZmlsZW5hbWU9aXRlbWVkaXRvcmltYWdlXzYwNmY0MjYwZTQ4YmMucG5nJnZlcnNpb249MDAwMCZzaWc9NGJhNTk1MWYwOGI2OWIzOTY4NTk4MDAwYTJkZmRhNGY%25253D&size=1&version=1665679078&sig=f89a7845a315b8c2a0b503420143fe47&default=hubs%2Ftilebg-blogs.jpg)
Every day, cardiologists make decisions about what is the most appropriate test, therapy, or procedure for their patients. But then COVID-19 came along. Have the rules of the game changed?
![Traditional UM Programs Can't Move the Needle in Cardiology Care. Here's What Does.](https://content.cdntwrk.com/mediaproxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.cdntwrk.com%2Ffiles%2FaHViPTk4OTY4JmNtZD1pdGVtZWRpdG9yaW1hZ2UmZmlsZW5hbWU9aXRlbWVkaXRvcmltYWdlXzYwOTJjNTUyZGY2NWQuanBnJnZlcnNpb249MDAwMCZzaWc9YjI2MTNmMmU4N2M5NTRiMTQ5MzIxYjI1NWJlMWFhOWM%25253D&size=1&version=1665679078&sig=9b9e9edc914f5885527f85e92adfc717&default=hubs%2Ftilebg-blogs.jpg)
Senior Medical Director Fernando Villacian lays out the key tenets of an effective cardiovascular management program.
![Cardiovascular Clinical Pathways Program at New Century Health](https://content.cdntwrk.com/mediaproxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.cdntwrk.com%2Ffiles%2FaHViPTk4OTY4JmNtZD1pdGVtZWRpdG9yaW1hZ2UmZmlsZW5hbWU9aXRlbWVkaXRvcmltYWdlXzYwNTRkYzI2NDZiMjgucG5nJnZlcnNpb249MDAwMCZzaWc9OTg1YzNhNzVjYzNiMjQxOTU4M2RkZTI5OWMyYzMxMTY%25253D&size=1&version=1665679078&sig=28f14f689c8b59982b1c12e574b51173&default=hubs%2Ftilebg-blogs.jpg)
Our senior medical director speaks with Journal of Clinical Pathways about preventing inappropriate use in cardiology.
![New Century Health Reports Year of Record Growth and Clinical Innovation in 2020](https://content.cdntwrk.com/mediaproxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.cdntwrk.com%2Ffiles%2FaHViPTk4OTY4JmNtZD1pdGVtZWRpdG9yaW1hZ2UmZmlsZW5hbWU9aXRlbWVkaXRvcmltYWdlXzYwNDEwMTVjMWMyNDUuanBnJnZlcnNpb249MDAwMCZzaWc9MzFmMDExNjlkMjcwZTU3NGQ1Y2I3MjUxZGQzMTZmMjQ%25253D&size=1&version=1665679078&sig=5cca7dc31599147c66aab3d7093544c5&default=hubs%2Ftilebg-blogs.jpg)
New Century Health announced that 2020 was the largest membership growth year in the 19-year history of the company.
New Century Health's delegated-risk model leverages a specialist network to drive down cardiovascular care costs and improve quality for a Medicare Advantage plan.