Cardiology

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth's cardiology team is the first in the state to perform transcatheter pulmonary valve therapy using Medtronic's Harmony technology, Arizona Digital Free Press reported Dec. 26. 

Here are 26 new cardiology ASCs that were announced or opened in 2024, as reported by Becker's:

Cardiology has emerged as a leading specialty in the ASC industry, particularly as increasingly complex procedures migrate to the outpatient setting. 

Sixteen separate cardiology practices across 12 states have agreed to pay a total of more than $17.7 million to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals. 

The highest-paid cardiologist in Tampa, Fla., earns $892,600, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $423,250 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Samuel Family Cardiology is planning to open a new location, according to a Dec. 19 report from Community Impact.

Scott Baldwin, MD, chief of the division of pediatric cardiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is stepping down in 2025.

DocGo, a mobile medical services provider, has expanded its partnership with SHL Telemedicine to integrate its 12-lead ECG devices across its mobile healthcare network nationwide, according to Stock Titan. 

The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie has opened a new cardiology and pulmonary care practice within its outpatient care center, CityBiz reported Dec. 17. 

Richmond-based Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists has opened the state's first freestanding, Medicare-certified outpatient cardiac catheterization lab within VCS' Heart and Vascular Center, an ASC.