cardiologist news from FierceHealthcare

Two Chicago-area physicians have been charged with fraud, with one being accused of collecting more than $13 million from Medicare and private health plans for treatment that was never provided. U.S.... Read more...

By this point, I imagine most of us are familiar with forums like the WebMD and Revolution Health, where consumers can get broad, carefully-couched responses to none-too-urgent health questions from... Read more...

A growing but controversial hospital chain has agreed to acquire three Tenet hospitals, expanding its network of facilities that reject all forms of managed care contracts. Hospitals included in the... Read more...

More than 25 years ago, the brilliant Dr. Robert Jarvik invented the artificial heart which made his reputation and fortune. For most of that time, he's been out of the public eye. Now, however,... Read more...

A Louisiana hospital has agreed to pay $1.9 million to the U.S. Department of Justice to settle charges that it knowingly permitted a cardiologist to perform medically unnecessary procedures on... Read more...

Elsewhere in the country, the trend toward employing physicians is old news. That's not so, however, in Alaska, where a proposed acquisition by a Fairbanks hospital could shift the state's business... Read more...

A new study suggests that if heart failure patients get intensive support from a heart failure nurse and a multidisciplinary team, they're more likely to comply with key non-medical interventions... Read more...

A high-profile San Diego cardiologist is under CMS investigation for allegedly hitting a patient several times during a cardiac catheterization. The physician, Dr. Maurice Buchbinder, is a... Read more...

An Indianapolis, IN area hospital has been getting great results from a new protocol it initiated to treat heart attacks more quickly. The hospital's Emergency Heart Attack Response Team has been... Read more...

Earlier this week, we told you about the growing California hospital empire controlled by cardiologist Dr. Prem Reddy. Victorville, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services, which has made its mark with its insurance-free business model, has picked up eight California hospitals in recent times, drawing much attention and some opposition. Now, questions about the chain have stopped …

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