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10 industry updates for cardiology leaders
From to hacking incidents to new affiliations, here are 10 industry updates for cardiology leaders to know: -
Idaho heart center expanding, upgrading outpatient surgery services
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health is expanding its heart center and adding services. -
Personal info from 287,000 patients compromised in hack of Denver cardio practice
South Denver Cardiology Associates, based in Littleton, Colo., said sensitive patient data was compromised in a January hacking incident. The hack jeopardizes 287,652 patients' personal information, according to HHS numbers. -
Lee Health enters affiliation agreement with Cleveland Clinic
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health is now an alliance member of Cleveland Clinic’s Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. -
VA hospital cardiology chief pleads guilty to abusive sexual contact
California cardiologist John Giacomini, MD, pleaded guilty to felony abusive sexual contact, the Justice Department said March 8. -
Surgery Partners to launch 7 to 9 cardio ASC programs next year
Surgery Partners CEO Eric Evans said in the company's fourth-quarter earnings call that he expects cardiology to see a similar percentage of growth that orthopedics has since 2017. -
Endovascular surgery device shows promise after 1-year study
An endovascular surgical device could benefit patients with severe deep venous insufficiency, according to a recent study published in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. -
10 most common cardiovascular procedures
Cardiology procedures are increasingly moving outpatient, and ASCs performing them stand to earn big reimbursements. -
Quincy Medical Group is 1st freestanding ASC in Illinois to perform cardiac catheterization
Quincy (Ill.) Medical Group Surgery Center is the first freestanding ASC in Illinois to perform a cardiac catheterization, according to a March 7 news release shared with Becker's. -
Why 42% of cardiologists are feeling burned out
Forty-two percent of cardiologists reported experiencing burnout, with most of that 42 percent citing too many bureaucratic tasks, according to Medscape's 2022 "Cardiologists Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report" released Feb. 18. -
North Colorado Medical Center performs its 1st robotic-assisted mitral heart valve repair
Banner Health's North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colo., performed its first robotic-assisted mitral heart valve repair. -
Cardiology and ASCs: 4 updates
A Texas cardiologist called for a physician poaching lawsuit to be dismissed, and a judge dismissed a St. Louis cardiology practice's suit against a nearby health system. -
Phoenix cardiologist has treated more than 500 COVID-19 long-haulers
The aftermath of contracting COVID-19 can negatively affect heart health, but one cardiologist has been at the forefront of treating those patients, according to a 12 News article. -
ASC vs HOPD cost for 3 cardiology procedures
Cardiology procedures are growing rapidly at ASCs, with many single-specialty cardiology ASCs popping up nationwide. -
Texas cardiologist urges judge to toss hospital's suit alleging antitrust, monopolistic behavior
Ricardo Cigarroa, MD, the Laredo (Texas) Medical Center and its physicians group urged a federal judge Feb. 9 to dismiss a hospital's suit accusing the group of poaching doctors and monopolizing the area's cardiology market, according to a Law360 report. -
Cardiologist pay jumped 5% last year: 5 stats
Median cardiologist pay hit $459,000, the third highest-earning specialty in 2021, according to Physicians Thrive's "2022 Physician Compensation Report." -
Cardiology's rapid outpatient migration: 8 key 'firsts' in the last year
ASC leaders expect cardiology procedures to be critical to ASC growth, with the procedures offering strong reimbursement rates and improved patient experiences. -
Louisiana ASC 1st in country to implant Biotronik's ultrathin, drug-eluting stent
A Houma, La.-based practice became the first ASC in the country to implant Biotronik's Orsiro Mission coronary artery drug eluting stent. -
5 interesting cardiology moves in the last year
The derailing of plans for an Alabama vascular ASC and risk-based deal between Medtronic and Spectrum Health are among five noteworthy cardiology moves in the last 12 months. -
Physician group's $50M lawsuit against SSM Health dismissed
A judge has dismissed St. Louis Heart and Vascular's lawsuit against SSM Health seeking millions of dollars in damages after the health system terminated the physicians' privileges.
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