Becker's Cardiology

Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care named Sanjay Batra, MD, inaugural system chief of cardiothoracic surgery. In this role, Dr. Batra will advance a consistent systemwide strategy, strengthen cardiothoracic surgery programs across the system, support quality and patient safety initiatives…

Chicago-based Rush University System for Health has named Rupa Sanghani, MD, chief of the Division of Cardiology and co-director of its Heart and Vascular service line. Dr. Sanghani, who had been serving as interim division chief, will provide strategic, clinical…

Only two hospitals received a five-star physician communication rating, according to CMS’ Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data. CMS shares 10 HCAHPS star ratings based on publicly reported HCAHPS measures. The physician communication star rating combines data…

Anthony Caffarelli, MD, was named chief of cardiac surgery for the MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute and medical director of cardiac surgery at MemorialCare’s Long Beach Medical Center. As chief of cardiac surgery of the Long Beach, Calif.-based institute, Dr.…

U.S. News and World Report rated 500 hospitals as high performing for pacemaker implantation. U.S. News evaluated roughly 4,500 hospitals on how well they treated pacemaker implantation patients by analyzing patient survival rates, recovery at home, number of patients treated…

SGMC Health named Jessica Musgrove director of cardiology services, the Valdosta, Ga.-based health system announced Oct. 9. Ms. Musgrove has spent 17 years at SGMC Health and has held leadership roles across several service lines. Most recently, she served as…

Boston Scientific has sued Atraverse Medical, a company Johnson & Johnson acquired earlier this year, alleging its Hotwire transseptal access device infringes a newly issued patent. It is the second patent suit between the companies over the device, according to…

Cleveland-based UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute named Ravi Ramani, MD, and Yasir Abu-Omar, MD, PhD, co-presidents. As co-presidents, they will share oversight for clinical, operational, financial, academic and strategic performance, according to an Oct. 9 system news release shared…

Clinical judgment is the most common contributing factor in cardiology malpractice claims. Claims involving patient behavior, such as not following treatment regimens, carry the highest average payment, at more than $425,000. Napa, Calif.-based The Doctors Company analyzed 321 analyzed cardiology…

At Boston-based Tufts Medical Center, scaling a successful heart transplant program starts with building trust with cardiologists. “They know our team, they know how to reach us, and they remain really involved in the care of their patients,” Sharon Klarman,…