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. 

Hari Saini, MD, a cardiologist from Fayetteville, N.C., and his current practice, Carolina Heart and Leg Center, agreed to pay more than $5 million to resolve false Medicare and Medicaid claims. 

Here are 14 statistics on cardiologist compensation, burnout and more.

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. 

Cardiology management service organization Cardiovascular Associates of America has partnered with Neptune, N.J.-based Shore Heart Group. 

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center have performed the first procedures using Magenta Medical's Elevate percutaneous left ventricular assist device, the world's smallest heart pump, for the treatment of coronary artery disease. 

Having a lot of rules and regulations is the most challenging part of being a cardiologist, according to Medscape's "Cardiologist Compensation Report 2023."

Here are five numbers that provide a snapshot of the cardiology industry, per Medscape's "Cardiologist Compensation Report 2023."

Fifty-one percent of cardiologists participate in a fee-for-service payment model, according to Medscape's 2023 "Cardiologist Compensation Report."

Although the mean annual wage among all cardiologists in the U.S. is $421,330, that can vary based on factors including experience and practice setting, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Shashi Ahuja, MD, must pay $2.6 million in damages for a botched procedure that left a Fort Wayne, Ind., woman with a disfigured and unusable right leg, wane.com reported May 26. 

Here are four newly announced or opened cardiology ASCs reported by Becker's since Aug. 7:

Richmond, Va.-based James River Cardiology has entered into a partnership with private equity firm RC Capital to form Aligned Cardiovascular Partners. 

Private equity is increasingly investing in cardiology as more procedures move to the outpatient setting.   

Here are 11 cardiology updates Becker's has reported on in May:

Springfield, Ore.-based PeaceHealth Medical Center at RiverBend plans to permanently close its pediatric cardiology clinic on July 21, according to a May 24 report from public radio station KLCC.