Twenty of the 27 cardiologists at Cardiology Associates of Schenectady (N.Y.) have sent resignation letters to Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners and plan to join Ellis Medicine, also in Schenectady, in January. They are making the move despite one-year…
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Cardiology is shaping up to be the next big ASC specialty, following the path GI took in the 1990s and orthopedics in the 2010s. Medicare’s 2026 decision to pay for cardiac ablation in ASCs, a proposed 2027 rule that keeps…
Clinical judgment is the most common contributing factor in cardiology malpractice claims. Claims involving patient behavior, such as not following treatment regimens, carry the highest average payment, at more than $425,000. Napa, Calif.-based The Doctors Company analyzed 321 analyzed cardiology…
Denver-based CardioOne, a partner for physician-owned cardiology practices, has partnered with Warrenville, Ill.-based CardioSphere, a cardiovascular-focused MSO. CardioOne and CardioSphere help cardiologists transition from hospital and corporate employment models into independent practice. The organizations also help practices partner with health…
Niraj Varma, MD, PhD, an electrophysiologist at Cleveland Clinic, performed the first U.S. implant of Biotronik’s Acticor Sky DX cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator, the company announced Oct. 6. Dr. Varma’s procedure came shortly after the FDA approved Biotronik’s Acticor Sky…
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From large fraud cases to notable retirements and performing new procedures, here are five cardiologists that made Becker’s headlines in the last two months. 1. The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts suspended the license of a Texas-based physician indicted…
Ellis Medicine is leasing the former Veterans Affairs clinic in Rotterdam, N.Y., and plans to open primary care and cardiology clinics there in January, local radio station WAMC reported Oct. 4. Ellis CEO Paul Milton announced the lease at a…
Cookeville-based Tennessee Heart plans to appeal the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission’s decision to deny the cardiology group a certificate of need for its proposed $11.8 million outpatient cardiac surgery center in Cookeville, a TN Heart spokesperson confirmed in an Oct.…
Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Medicine hosted a free community forum Oct. 1 on the future of healthcare in Schenectady, CBS 6 Albany reported the same day. President and CEO Paul Milton planned to give updates on healthcare access, new investments and…
The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts has suspended the license of a Texas-based physician indicted in an alleged $89 million cardiovascular testing fraud scheme, KSNT reported Oct. 1. The board issued a 90-day order of immediate suspension Sept. 29…