The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions has come out in support of a legislative vote that would bar CMS from expanding the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model — a controversial prior authorization pilot. The House Appropriations Committee…
Cardiology
Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia has opened an $8.6 million ASC, Vista Today reported June 22. The Ambulatory Cardiovascular Center of Pennsylvania is a 12,500-square-foot center that includes 3 operating rooms, one procedure room, and 12 pre- and post-operative patient bays,…
Cardiology is where orthopedics was 15 years ago: a specialty with clear ASC potential, a growing list of eligible procedures and a physician workforce that is largely hospital-employed and watching from the sidelines. Here are six cardiologists and cardiovascular leaders…
When CMS announced in 2025 that it would begin covering outpatient cardiac ablations in 2026, Sheetal Chandhok, MD, knew what he wanted to do. The electrophysiologist at Bryn Mawr (Pa.) Medical Specialists Association told Becker’s that he had already spent…
CMS released a proposed decision memo June 15 that would substantially reshape Medicare coverage for transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and the nation’s leading cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery societies have responded with mixed reactions. The proposed national coverage determination would end…
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New Brunswick, N.J.-based Saint Peter’s Healthcare System has relocated its general and vascular surgery practice to Somerset, N.J., with a father-son physician team leading the practice, ROI NJ reported April 10. Niranjan Rao,MD vice president and chief medical officer at…
Cataract surgery accounts for 18% of all ASC procedure volume and has generated more Medicare savings than any other single procedure in the ambulatory setting, but it took decades to get there. Cardiac catheterization and percutaneous laminectomy are starting from…
Cleveland-based University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s has appointed Robert Gajarski, MD, as chief of its division of pediatric cardiology, effective July 1, 2026. Dr. Gajarski has worked closely with UH Rainbow in recent years through the Congenital Heart Collaborative…
Exeter (N.H.) Hospital has raised more than $1.275 million this year to support the expansion of cardiac services, including a new cardiac catheterization lab and advanced imaging equipment. The fundraising milestone was announced during the hospital’s Celebration of Excellence Gala,…
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health plans to submit a certificate-of-need application by June 15 for a proposed 120-bed heart and vascular tower in Wilmington, N.C., setting up a competitive review process with Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health for newly approved hospital…