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…
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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,…
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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…
Arlington, Va.-based VHC Health named Brian Choi, MD, chief of heart and vascular services, effective Aug. 31. As chief, Dr. Choi will provide strategic and clinical leadership to the system’s cardiovascular programs, integrate and grow cardiovascular services, enhance patient experience…
Heart failure contributed to 452,573 U.S. deaths in 2023, a new peak, and the disease is increasingly affecting younger adults, a new Heart Failure Society of America report found. The “HF Stats 2026: An Updated Report on Heart Failure Epidemiology…