Becker's Cardiology

Health systems and cardiology groups are accelerating investment in outpatient cardiovascular infrastructure over the past month.  Seven organizations, from academic medical centers to independent physician groups, opened facilities, launched affiliate networks or committed major capital to cardiology expansion, reflecting the…

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…

Dual-trained physicians are rare, but they add valuable insight for patient care and system operations, Mohammed Imran Aslam, MD, director of acute mechanical circulatory support and director of Robert Kung Interventional Heart Failure Clinical and Research Fellowship Program at Boston-based…

Ravenna, Ohio-based University Hospitals Portage Medical Center reduced low-risk chest pain admission and generated more than $940,000 in program value through a quality improvement initiative. Researchers at the University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute at the rural hospital evaluated…

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…