Cardiology

The majority of cardiovascular procedures, including catheter placements, biopsies and imaging, are more cost effective at ASCs than hospital outpatient departments for patients with Medicare, according to the Medicare.gov procedure price lookup tool. 

Tustin, Calif.-based Canon Medical Systems, a diagnostic solutions developer focused on cardiovascular health, has partnered with cloud-based imaging platform Sclmage to accelerate innovation. 

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health, formerly known as Spectrum Health, has plans to build an outpatient cardiovascular surgery center, MLive reported Jan. 15.

MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton has added two new heart specialists to its team, including advanced heart failure specialist Rania Kaoukis, MD, and interventional cardiologist Nardos Temesgen, MD, according to a Jan. 13 report from the Southern Maryland…

LifeFlow Partners, an outpatient cardiology-focused management services organization, has added two practices to its network.

The Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has debuted its new "clinic of the future" at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Outpatient Cardiology Clinic at Palos Heights, Ill.-based Palos Hospital, according to a Jan. 12 report from Your Times Southland. 

Here are 10 cardiologists in the headlines that Becker's has reported on since Dec. 12:

Jeffrey Tauth, MD, a cardiologist at Hot Springs (Ark.) National Park Medical Center and National Park Cardiology Services, has agreed to pay $900,000 to resolve claims alleging he violated the False Claims Act, according to a Jan. 5 report from…

Here are five cardiology updates Becker's has reported on since Dec. 20: 

The Texas Heart Medical Group recently rebranded to the Texas Heart Institute, a preventative cardiology practice that has been serving the state for over 60 years.