Becker's Cardiology

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.…

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…

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,…

For decades, cardiovascular research studied men and assumed women’s hearts worked the same way. New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is working to change that.  Many issues in women’s heart health have been overlooked due to assuming women’s symptoms looked…

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine is establishing the Smilow Center for Precision Therapeutics with a $25 million gift from the Smilow Foundation. The center will advance gene-editing and other precision therapies designed to address the underlying causes of cardiovascular disease.  Thomas Cappola,…

From medical directors to chief of cardiology, here are 10 health systems seeking cardiology leaders:

Pediatric heart transplant surgeons at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., have adapted a donor heart recovery method for children, allowing them to transplant donor hearts that otherwise would not have been used.  Surgeons with the…

Five dedicated heart hospitals earned five-star ratings for quietness, according to CMS five-star rating data.  CMS’ patient survey database listed hospital ratings based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey. This is a national, standardized survey…

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is rethinking how to train the next generation of physicians in the age of AI, David Battinelli, MD, executive vice president and physician-in-chief at Northwell, and dean of the Donald and Barbara Zucker School…