Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health has paused its cardiac surgical program, effective immediately, following an internal review and an assessment by healthcare operations consultancy firm HealthLinx. 

The highest paid cardiologist in San Francisco earns $860,000, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $421,330 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The cardiovascular specialty might just be the ASC industry's next golden child. 

Healthgrades ranked the top 50 hospitals for cardiac surgery in 2023, including 13 in California.

Healthgrades ranked the top 50 hospitals for cardiac surgery in 2023, including two in Alabama.

Klaus Peter Rentrop, MD, a cardiologist at New York City-based Gramercy Cardiac Diagnostic Services, will pay $6.5 million to settle allegations he  paid millions of dollars in kickbacks to physicians and their practices for patient referrals. 

The American College of Cardiology, the Heart Failure Society of America, the Heart Rhythm Society, and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions have come together to create a new board for cardiovascular medicine. 

The median pay for invasive and interventional cardiology physicians rose 9 percent from 2022 to 2023, according to Sullivan Cotter's 2022-23 "Physician Compensation and Productivity Report." 

Healthgrades ranked the 100 best hospitals for cardiac care in 2023 — and seven hospitals from Texas earned a spot. 

The highest paid cardiologist in Houston earns $1,500,000, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $421,330 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Here are three practices that have joined private equity-backed cardiovascular management group Cardiovascular Associates of America in 2023: 

Peter Rentrop, MD, reached an agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit.

The highest paid cardiologist in Chicago earns $1,048,200, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $421,330 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Interventional cardiologist Hadi Elias, MD, has joined the Thibodaux Regional Health System. 

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is the best specialty hospital in the world for cardiac surgery, according to Newsweek.

Orlando, Fla.-based Cardiovascular Associates of America has added Daytona (Fla.) Heart Group to its physician alliance. 

For more than 30 years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked the top hospitals in America for different specialties by state and nationwide. 

Mayo Clinic Rochester (Minn.) has been named the top hospital in the world for cardiology in 2024 by Newsweek.

Here are three cardiovascular-focused management service organizations to know:

Webster, Texas-based CLS Health has acquired Southeast Houston Cardiology, further expanding into the Houston metropolitan area. The acquisition comes shortly after CLS' merger with Clear Lake Cardiovascular Consultants.