In June, a patient at Great Valley Cardiology in Scranton, Pa., filed a lawsuit against the system following a data breach that compromised the personal information of 181,764 patients. Now, two more lawsuits have been filed against the system, and its affiliate, Commonwealth Health System, according to a July 10 report from The Times-Tribune. 

Jessica Williams, MD, and Ajoe John Kattoor, MD, have joined Valparaiso, Ind.-based Northwest Health Group. 

The first independent cardiology group in the Treasure Valley region of Idaho opened July 10.

Outpatient care centers are the top-paying practice setting for cardiologists in the U.S., according to salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Sanford Bemidji (Minn.) Heart and Vascular Center added Antony Chu, MD, to its cardiology department, according to a July 5 report by Park Rapid Enterprise.

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Brandon, Fla.-based Bay Area Cardiology has partnered with private equity-backed cardiovascular management group Cardiovascular Associates of America. 

In May 2022, Salem-based Pacific Cardiovascular Center became the first single-specialty cardiovascular ASC certified in the state of Oregon. 

A lawsuit has been filed against Great Valley Cardiology in Scranton, Pa., an affiliate of Commonwealth Health System, following a data breach that compromised the personal information of 181,764 patients, according to a June 26 report from The Times-Tribune. 

Private equity firms have long used ASCs as investment vehicles, and after courting key ASC specialties like gastroenterology, orthopedics and ophthalmology, they could be looking to cardiology as a new area of growth. 

Statesboro-based East Georgia Medical & Surgical Associates has opened a new cardiology clinic, East Georgia Cardiology, according to a June 22 report from The Georgia Virtue.

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AdventHealth Medical Group Cardiology is opening three new locations in Georgia next month, according to a June 19 report by Coosa Valley News.

Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare expanded its services in Maryland with the opening of ChristianaCare Cardiology at Elkton, according to a June 12 news release. 

Jonathan Weinsaft, MD, was appointed as chief of the Greenberg Division of Cardiology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City.

A medical office building in Birmingham, Ala., that houses the main campus of Cardiovascular Associates has sold for $28 million, according to a June 8 report from the Birmingham Business Journal. 

Cardiology is one of the fastest growing ASC specialties as Medicare payments increase and more procedures are approved for the outpatient setting. 

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The mean hourly wage for cardiologists across the U.S. is $202.56, according to the Bureau of Labor Statics, which is significantly higher than the minimum wage in each state.

Private data from 181,764 patients at Great Valley Cardiology in Scranton, Pa., an affiliate of Commonwealth Health System, has been potentially compromised following a breach by hackers that occurred on Feb. 2, according to a June 12 report from The Times-Tribune.