The New York Attorney General’s Antitrust Bureau said the legal fight between Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Medicine and Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates over 27 cardiologists likely suppresses labor competition, pointing the court to the state’s antitrust law.…
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The highest-paid cardiologist in Louisville, Ky., earns $1,273,700, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $454,940 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are the salaries the five…
The Tennessee Health Facilities Commission voted 7-1 on Sept. 23 to deny a certificate of need application for a cardiovascular ASC in Cookeville, Tenn., a commission spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. The proposed TN Heart Cardiovascular Surgery Center would have been…
A new study has added to mounting data indicating that the U.S. cardiologist workforce is aging faster than it is being replaced. The study, led by Dr. Abraham Kyei Carboo, was published Aug. 19 in JACC: Advances. It examined structural…
Cardiology’s migration to the outpatient setting is accelerating as CMS expands the procedures eligible for ASCs and cardiovascular groups invest in new facilities, technology and service lines. Two cardiology leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss how their systems are approaching…
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Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Medical Center has cut the ribbon on a $12.6 million outpatient cardiology facility in New Hyde Park, N.Y. The 10,233-square-foot center has 15 exam rooms and five specialized testing rooms, including suites for echocardiography, stress…
Schenectady, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates has asked a court for a temporary restraining order to stop Ellis Medicine from soliciting its cardiologists, escalating an ongoing noncompete lawsuit between the two health systems, News10 reported Sept. 14. Ellis…
The Cardiac PET Alliance launched as a physician-led organization dedicated exclusively to advancing cardiac positron emission tomography imaging, protecting patient access, and educating policymakers, physicians and patients. The alliance represents more than 1,200 cardiologists across 101 cardiovascular group practices operating…
Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center has opened a new hybrid cardiac catheterization lab Sept. 10, expanding its capacity for complex minimally invasive heart procedures. The 730-square-foot suite, part of RWJBarnabas Health’s Heart & Vascular Service Line, pairs cardiac catheterization…
Patients who have relied on the same Schenectady, N.Y., cardiology practice for years — some for decades — are watching a legal fight between Ellis Hospital and St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates with growing concern over what it could…