Cardiology

The Guardian, an implantable acute coronary syndrome event detector, has qualified for CMS' transitional pass-through payment as part of the 2022 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System.

Doctors Hospital of Laredo, Texas, and the Laredo Physicians Group filed a lawsuit against an interventional cardiologist alleging anticompetitive conduct. 

Vascular Care Group has expanded in Massachusetts with the opening of a location in Worcester.

Cardiovascular Institute of the South is reportedly the first in the U.S. to use the Philips Laser System Neximer to reopen blockages in arteries, Biz New Orleans reported. 

Over the past several years, ambulatory surgery centers have experienced and championed the growth of cardiology procedures in the outpatient setting.

The Cardiovascular Institute of the South in Lafayette, La., is the first practice in the city to use the Avail surgical system.

Chad Dugas, MD, became the first physician along the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast to implant the Synergy Megatron coronary stent.

Houma, La.-based Cardiovascular Institute of the South named Ryan Hebert COO, Biz New Orleans reported Oct. 6. 

California has seven of the world's top 100 hospitals for cardiology, ranked by Newsweek in its World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2022 list.

Cardiology procedures are rapidly migrating to the outpatient setting, and ASC leaders see the specialty as one of the biggest opportunities for growth.