Here are five cardiology legal battles that Becker's has reported on in 2023 so far: 

Auburn (N.Y.) Heart In stitute has added Doria Scortichini, MD, to its cardiology team. 

The Advanced Heart and Vascular Center of New Mexico is moving to a new location in Albuquerque and adding an advanced ASC, according to a July 20 report from the Carlsbad Current Argus.

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Ian Meredith, MD, has joined healthcare technology company Avertix Medical's board of directors. 

Naseer Nasser, MD, joined Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Physician Network, according to a July 12 report by nwi.life.

Boise, Id.-based St. Luke's Wood River Cardiology has received more than $100,000 in community donations to purchase echocardiogram and electrocardiogram units, according to a July 12 report from Idaho Mountain Express.

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.