Cardiology

Increasingly, cardiovascular procedures are moving into the outpatient setting, spurred by technological advancements, regulatory changes, potential cost savings and patient preference. But outpatient settings, such as ASCs, hospital outpatient departments and office-based laboratories looking to add these procedures to their…

On Sept. 29, Kelly Tucker, MD, became the world's first physician to implant the AngelMed Guardian System.

New York City-based pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb and Brisbane, Calif.-based biopharmaceutical company MyoKardia announced a multibillion-dollar merger, according to an Oct. 5 press release.

New York City-based NYU Langone is one of a few surgery centers in the U.S. that performs robot-assisted surgery for cardiac tumors.

ASCs have a massive opportunity to improve their cash flow, growth rate and net worth by integrating cardiology procedures, according to three experts from National Medical Billing Services.

Houston-based Texas Heart Institute opened a clinical practice Oct. 1 that will focus on cardiovascular clinical care, the Houston Business Journal reports.

Cardiology Associates of Schenectady (N.Y.) will join Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter's Health Partners Medical Associates, effective Jan. 1, the Albany Business Review reports.

Changing federal and state rules are driving a rapid migration of cardiology procedures to the outpatient setting, according to ECG Management Consultants Principal Naya Kehayes and Associate Principal Sean Hartzell.

Tucson, Ariz.-based Northwest Medical Center's robotic heart surgery program was profiled by local NBC affiliate KVOA.com.

Lincoln, Neb.-based providers Pioneer Heart Institute and Advanced Medical Imaging are jointly owning and operating a 10,000-square-foot surgery center in Lincoln, the Lincoln Journal Star reports.