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NewsHeart docs leave practices for hospital employment, transform care
Shrinking insurance payments and rising costs of running a business have pushed an increasing number of cardiologists to leave private practice and work at hospitals, according to an analysis by the Read more...
Biotronik implants linked with possible physician kickbacks
A federal investigation looking into whether device manufacturer Biotronik used illegal marketing and sales practices to get physicians to use its defibrillators and pacemakers, the New York Times Read more...
Hospital nearly doubles pay to hang onto heart surgeon
When UNC Hospitals had to choose between paying more to retain its only heart surgeon and losing the revenue he brought in, the decision was easy. The CEO gave the heart surgeon, Brett Sheridan, a Read more...
New Jersey med school agrees to $8.3 million kickback settlement with DoJ
In yet another chapter of a history dogged by questions of corruption, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) has agreed to pay the federal government $8.3 million to settle Read more...
SPOTLIGHT:Cardiologist groups call for closer monitoring of ICD wires
A group of cardiologists has called for closer monitoring of wire leads that connect to defibrillators and pacemakers in the heart in the wake of serious malfunctions and deaths that took place in Read more...
DoJ joins whistle-blower suit against OH MDs, hospital
The U.S. Department of Justice has added its firepower to a whistle-blower lawsuit contending that a hospital in Cincinnati was rewarding cardiologists who generated the most revenue for the Read more...
HHS Ok's hospital/physician gainsharing
Two gainsharing arrangements between a hospital and physician groups have gotten an OK in advisory opinions from the HHS Inspector General's office. The ruling assures the applicant(s) that they'd be Read more...
Study: Nurse-driven heart failure support boosts compliance
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...
Study: Drug coated stents may be safe
In recent times, controversy has raged over whether drug-coated stents are safe to use for cardiac patients. The debate arises from recent studies suggesting that some stents can actually raise the Read more...
Cardiologist investigated for allegedly striking patient
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...
| Press ReleasesSurveyed U.S. Cardiologists Indicate That They Would Prescribe Cardiome/Merck’s Oral Vernakalant and Gilead/Menarini’s RanThe Atrial Fibrillation Drug Market Will Undergo Significant Growth, Expanding from $1.3 Billion in 2010 to $8.9 Billion in 2020, According to Findings from Decision Resources BURLINGTON, Mass.--( Read more >> Mayo Clinic Finds Social Media Valuable Tool to Recruit Study Participants for Rare DiseasesROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mayo Clinic has identified a new benefit of social media and online networking: a novel way to study rare diseases. Through patient-run websites dedicated to heart Read more >> Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine Comes to the App StorePHILADELPHIA, August 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - Content From the Widely-respected Cardiology Reference Book's Forthcoming Ninth Edition Now Available to Users on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch Elsevier, Read more >> University Hospital Wurzburg: The World’s First Heart Patient Treated with Novel MRI Ablation CatheterUnique technology promises to improve therapy safety and efficacy WÜRZBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Department of Internal Medicine I and the Institute of Radiology of Würzburg University Read more >> Magnetecs Hosted Cardio-Innovations Dinner In Madrid During Europace ConferenceMadrid Minister of Health Addressed approximately 100 Guests at the Magnetecs Dinner Event INGLEWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Magnetecs Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of robotic Read more >> |
