With CMS’ recent approval of electrophysiology ablation procedures for the ASC setting, leaders are faced with a range of new opportunities to add or expand service lines — but those opportunities come with considerable risks. Paul Haas, MD, an electrophysiologist…
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Torrance, Calif.-based CardioFit Medical Group has experienced a data breach. In January and/or February, the practice sent protected health information via email without encryption, according to an April 10 letter filed by CardioFit Medical Group with the California Office of…
Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health broke ground on the Pauley Heart Center Pavilion, a new outpatient cardiovascular facility set to open in 2028. The pavilion will span 93,000 square feet and be built on a seven-acre site near VCU Health’s Brook…
Upton, Mass.-based Hopedale Cardiology will join the division of cardiovascular medicine at Worcester-based UMass Chan Medical School, effective October 2026. The practice, led by Scott Brownstein, MD, has provided cardiovascular care at Milford (Mass.) Hospital since 1995, according to an…
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has been awarded a $1.7 million federal grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to expand hypertension control efforts across its primary care network, according to an April 29 LinkedIn post. The initiative, led by Geoffrey Mills,…
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Portland, Ore.-based OHSU Knight Cardiovascular Institute received a $3 million philanthropic gift to support cardiovascular research and care. The donation from Oregon tech executive Renee James, former president of Intel and founder of Ampere Computing, includes $2.5 million to establish…
Nuevocor, a biotechnology company that develops therapies for cardiomyopathies, has appointed Monica Shah, MD, as chief medical officer. Dr. Shah is a heart failure and transplant cardiologist with more than 20 years of experience in cardiovascular medicine and drug development,…
Columbia-based Missouri Heart Center will shut down May 6 as Boone Health moves forward with a new cardiology clinic, NBC affiliate KOMU reported April 27. Multiple cardiologists, providers and staff from Missouri Heart Center are joining Boone Health Medical Group’s…
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has added its first full-time electrophysiologist in its South Carolina region. Mark Liwanag, DO, is seeing patients at Novant Health Heart & Vascular – Physicians Plaza in Hilton Head Island, S.C., according to an April 27…
Eighty-six cardiology and electrophysiology codes — spanning catheter ablations, coronary revascularization procedures, electrophysiologic evaluations, heart failure management techniques and investigational device exemption studies — have been added to the ASC-covered services list, a move that could significantly expand the scope…