Cardiology

Butte, Mont.-based Providence Heart Institute is permanently shuttering, giving patients just 30 days’ notice, according to a June 18 report from CBS affiliate KXLF. The institute will close for good in July, leaving the 3,000 patients it serves without a…

A 2019 landmark CMS ruling, paired with the rapid development of technology for minimally invasive surgery, has fueled the rise of outpatient cardiovascular centers and ASCs in recent years.  Now, the specialty has become a major focal point of national…

Here are 10 cardiology leaders to know, as reported by Becker’s: 1. The department of pediatrics at UAB Medicine in Birmingham, Ala., appointed Mark Law, MD, as division director of pediatric cardiology. 2. Albany, N.Y.-based Capital Cardiology Associates, a partner…

Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital’s Structural Heart Program has completed its 100th transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure. Each procedure is performed by a multidisciplinary team, including cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, at the hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab, according to a June 12…

Here are 10 recent statistics and data points that illustrate the mounting pressures facing cardiologists: 1. Patients in the U.S. wait an average of 32.7 days to see a cardiologist, according to a recent report from AMN Healthcare. 2. That…

The department of pediatrics at UAB Medicine has appointed Mark Law, MD, as division director of pediatric cardiology.  Dr. Law has authored or co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, as well as mentoring more than 20 post-doctoral…

GE Healthcare has recalled a select model of its Muse Cardiology Information Systems due to a security risk, according to a June 12 report from Cardiovascular Business.  The impacted model, Muse 5, is so old that GE stopped offering regular…

Capital Cardiology Associates, a partner practice of Cardiovascular Logistics, has appointed Kevin Longacker as COO.  Mr. Longacker has more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare, manufacturing and technology industries, focusing on financial leadership, operational transformation and strategic growth,…

Greensburg, Pa.-based Independence Health System has opened a cardiology services facility, including an outpatient anticoagulation clinic, according to a June 11 report from the Latrobe Bulletin. The facility will also feature an interventional cardiology suite, a cardiac surgery suite, a…

Cam Patterson, MD, chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, is stepping down as leader of the academic health sciences university.  Dr. Patterson, a cardiologist by trade, began his chancellorship in June 2018. He will…