The New Jersey Senate Health Committee passed a bill that would allow facilities other than cardiac surgery centers to perform cardiac interventions, Insider NJ reported Dec. 7.

  Two cardiology outpatient clinics opened in Syracuse and North Manchester, both in Indiana, according to a Dec. 3 press release.

New York City-based St. John's Medical Group opened an outpatient medical practice in the Queens neighborhood of Rockaway Park, QNS reported Dec. 3.

Several cardiology groups are part of a coalition of healthcare organizations petitioning Congress to pass legislation to circumvent the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Cardiovascular Business reported Dec. 2.

  The Association of Black Cardiologists launched an annual diversity and inclusion scorecard for academic cardiovascular training programs nationwide, according to a Dec. 1 press release.

US Cardiology Review named Bill Gogas, MD, PhD, its new editor-in-chief Dec. 1, Digital Journal reports.

Patients with cardiovascular diseases had worse outcomes than the general population after contracting COVID-19, according to a study presented at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association Nov. 17.

Cardiovascular membership organization MedAxiom struck a partnership with Atlas Healthcare Partners, an ASC management company, according to a Nov. 16 announcement.

Marion, Ill.-based Heartland Regional Medical Group's gastroenterology department is using a hydrogen breath test to diagnose patients with irritable bowel syndrome, local CBS affiliate KFVS reported Nov. 18.

Lockdowns because of COVID-19 have been tied to high blood pressure in patients seeking emergency care, according to a study promoted by the European Society of Cardiology Nov. 19.

AliveCor, an artificial intelligence-focused cardiology device developer, closed a $65 million series E financing round, the company announced Nov. 16.

MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland completed work on its Heart and Vascular Center and will hold a virtual tour of the center Nov. 19.

  A former AdventHealth surgeon who was awarded $2.85 million in a whistleblower lawsuit in 2018 had the suit overturned by an appeals court, according to a Nov. 12 report by the Orlando Sentinel.

Orthopedics and cardiology are projected to drive the lion's share of future savings resulting from the care migration toward ASCs, but the two specialties are shifting at different rates, according to professional services firm ZS.

Private equity firm Varsity Healthcare Partners invested in Partners First Cardiology, an Austin, Texas-based cardiology and cardiovascular physician practice management company focused on outpatient services, according to a Nov. 10 announcement.

Little Rock, Ark.-based CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute performed the first transcaval transcatheter aortic valve replacement heart procedure in the state, The Pine Bluff Commercial reported Nov. 11.

San Angelo (Texas) Community Medical Center head of cardiology Michael Blanc, MD, was allegedly fired after the hospital was acquired, SanAngeloLive.com reported Nov. 11.

Arvind Gandhi, MD, and Munster-based Cardiology Associates of Northwest Indiana will pay more than $66 million to settle a class action malpractice-related lawsuit brought by more than 260 former patients, The Indiana Lawyer reported Nov. 10.

Cincinnati-based UC Health and University of Cincinnati Heart, Lung & Vascular Institute partnered to provide care at Adams County Regional Medical Center in Seaman, Ohio, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported Nov. 10.

Percutaneous coronary intervention procedures performed in an ASC may result in increased bleeding complications, according to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.