Cardiology

Maulik Majmudar, MD, a cardiologist, left his post as chief medical officer of Amazon in April.

Kansas Heart Hospital, a Wichita-based specialty hospital partially owned by physicians, is accusing its former CFO and COO of diverting funds and pocketing millions before resigning last year, according to a report from KAKE, an ABC affiliate.

Orlando, Fla.-based Nemours Children's Hospitals filed a challenge to the American Health Care Association's proposed rule regulating pediatric cardiac care services, according to WUSF. 

Independent cardiology and vascular practice Anderson (S.C.) Heart partnered with Azura Vascular Care and National Cardiovascular Partners for a joint venture, according to a May 4 release. 

A new journal launched April 29 will focus on outpatient endovascular and surgical procedures.

There has been a rising trend of cardiology procedures migrating to ASCs, despite cardiology-driven ASCs only making up 2 percent of single-specialty ASCs.

Cardiology-driven ASCs only make up 2 percent of single-specialty ASCs, but there has been an increasing trend of cardiology procedures being performed in an outpatient setting. 

New research shows underserved patient groups were more likely to use remote ambulatory cardiology visits during the pandemic, but these visits also saw less frequent testing and prescribing, HCPLive reported April 7. 

St. Louis Heart and Vascular sued SSM Health March 31 to prevent it from entering into an exclusive contract with another cardiology provider for adult services, according to a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Here are seven updates on cardiology in the ASC space since January: