Medtronic is exercising its option to acquire CathWorks, an interventional cardiology medical device company. The acquisition follows a strategic partnership between the two companies to co-promote the CathWorks FFRangio System, which provides a physiological assessment of the coronary tree directly…
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Healthcare organizations and health systems have placed an emphasis on expanding cardiology care, with a number of openings and acquisitions to start 2026. Here are seven new cardiology-focused center openings and acquisitions from January, as reported by Becker’s:
Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert Care Network has opened the Desert Regional Cardiology Center, a new cardiovascular outpatient clinic, UKEN Report reported Jan. 29. The clinic is located adjacent to the system’s Cardiac Rehabilitation and Congestive Heart Failure programs. The clinic…
The Joint Commission has teamed up with the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons to develop new cardiac certification programs, according to a Jan. 29 news release from The Joint Commission. Here are four things to…
CardioNow has opened its Advanced Cardiac Center in Lynwood, Wash. The center is focused on prevention and noninvasive management of heart disease, according to a Jan. 29 news release from CardioNow. Advanced diagnostics at the center include coronary CT Angiography,…
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Littleton, Colo.-based South Denver Cardiology has performed the first pulsed field ablation procedure in the Rocky Mountain region, the organization said in a Jan. 14 news release shared with Becker’s. The procedure was completed using the advanced Abbott VOLT catheter…
Compass Surgical Partners and local physicians have opened the Cardiovascular Surgical Institute of Northwest Florida in Panama City. The 8,000-square-foot ASC began performing procedures last month. It offers interventional cardiology, electrophysiology and vascular surgery, and is the only outpatient catheterization…
Cardiology’s shift to the outpatient setting has accelerated in recent years, thanks in part to increased support from CMS and sustained advancements in surgical technology. Between 2018 and 2023, the number of single-specialty cardiology ASCs grew from 55 to 221,…
The Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication called for major changes to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Medpage Today reported Jan. 26. The coalition of physicians, scientists and…
Cardiology has been shifting to the outpatient setting for years — a transition recently accelerated by technology and payer incentive alignment toward ASCs. In its 2026 final rule published Nov. 21, CMS approved four cardiovascular codes for electrophysiology studies and…