Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital had the highest 30-day performance rate for heart failure patients of all U.S. hospitals participating in CMS’ fiscal year 2025 Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program, according to the most recent data published Feb. 19. The Hospital VBP…
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Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has begun developing an open-heart surgery program at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. The program is part of a more than $400 million capital investment to expand specialty care in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle, according…
Cardiologist compensation reached an all-time high in 2024 despite falls in productivity, according to a new MedAxiom report. For the 2025 “Cardiovascular Provider Compensation & Production Survey,” the company asked 6,830 cardiology physicians and advanced practice providers across 232 programs…
A recent study led by researchers from Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham found that cardiovascular-related health risks — such as obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes — have been increasing among pregnant women between 2001 and 2019. About 15% of…
The University of California San Diego named Pam Taub, MD, inaugural holder of the Step Family Foundation Endowed Director’s Chair in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness. The endowed chair, established through a $2 million gift from the Step Family Foundation and…
A recent study found that discharging heart failure patients before noon was independently associated with higher all-cause mortality in both the short and long term. The study, published Oct. 9 in AJMC, examined records from 14,469 patients hospitalized for acute…
“Clearly I have a bit of a niche-job,” Lisa Howley, MD, said during a recent Becker’s Healthcare Podcast episode. “I spend my days screening for fetal heart conditions, even before birth.” From her vantage point of serving as director of…
A $6 million, multiyear federal grant supporting the research and development of an implantable pediatric artificial heart at Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cornell University was canceled in April when the Trump administration pulled about $10 billion in funding to elite colleges and…
As senior vice president of the Heart and Lung Center at Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital, Wayne Franklin, MD, knows the complexities of managing healthcare delivery amid a shifting political landscape firsthand. Dr. Franklin recently spoke with Becker’s on the…