Cardiology

A bill that would allow more New Jersey facilities to perform certain cardiac interventions passed the full state Senate with a 35-1 vote on Dec. 17, according to Insider NJ.

 LocumTenens.com released its 2020 Physician and Advanced Practice Salary Report and shared data across specialties.

  Survivors of COVID-19 may need heart screening before returning to exercise, according to a Dec. 13 report from NBC.

The New Jersey Senate Health Committee passed a bill that would allow facilities other than cardiac surgery centers to perform cardiac interventions, Insider NJ reported Dec. 7.

  Two cardiology outpatient clinics opened in Syracuse and North Manchester, both in Indiana, according to a Dec. 3 press release.

New York City-based St. John's Medical Group opened an outpatient medical practice in the Queens neighborhood of Rockaway Park, QNS reported Dec. 3.

Several cardiology groups are part of a coalition of healthcare organizations petitioning Congress to pass legislation to circumvent the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Cardiovascular Business reported Dec. 2.

  The Association of Black Cardiologists launched an annual diversity and inclusion scorecard for academic cardiovascular training programs nationwide, according to a Dec. 1 press release.

US Cardiology Review named Bill Gogas, MD, PhD, its new editor-in-chief Dec. 1, Digital Journal reports.

Patients with cardiovascular diseases had worse outcomes than the general population after contracting COVID-19, according to a study presented at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association Nov. 17.