Cardiology

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.

Here are five numbers that may be troubling cardiologists.

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. 

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…