Cardiology

Orthopedics and cardiology are projected to drive the lion's share of future savings resulting from the care migration toward ASCs, but the two specialties are shifting at different rates, according to professional services firm ZS.

Private equity firm Varsity Healthcare Partners invested in Partners First Cardiology, an Austin, Texas-based cardiology and cardiovascular physician practice management company focused on outpatient services, according to a Nov. 10 announcement.

Little Rock, Ark.-based CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute performed the first transcaval transcatheter aortic valve replacement heart procedure in the state, The Pine Bluff Commercial reported Nov. 11.

San Angelo (Texas) Community Medical Center head of cardiology Michael Blanc, MD, was allegedly fired after the hospital was acquired, SanAngeloLive.com reported Nov. 11.

Arvind Gandhi, MD, and Munster-based Cardiology Associates of Northwest Indiana will pay more than $66 million to settle a class action malpractice-related lawsuit brought by more than 260 former patients, The Indiana Lawyer reported Nov. 10.

Cincinnati-based UC Health and University of Cincinnati Heart, Lung & Vascular Institute partnered to provide care at Adams County Regional Medical Center in Seaman, Ohio, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported Nov. 10.

Percutaneous coronary intervention procedures performed in an ASC may result in increased bleeding complications, according to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

Thomasville-based Cardiovascular Consultants of South Georgia moved to a new location after experiencing continued growth, the Thomasville Times-Enterprise reports.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners bought a controlling stake in Bakersfield (Calif.) Heart Hospital.

Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital partnered with Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health Heart and Vascular Center's cardiovascular surgery team to offer an array of surgical procedures, the hospital announced Oct. 27.