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From 2014 to 2017, the average time a new patient had to wait for an initial cardiology appointment in major metropolitan areas increased from 16.8 days to 21.1 days, according to a recent survey. New patients had to wait at least 14 days for an appointment in 13 of the 15 metropolitan areas. Boston (45 days), Portland (32 days) and San Diego (30 days) had the longest wait times. In addition, new patients had to wait an average of 32.3 days to see a cardiologist in 15 mid-sized markets. Overall, the average wait time for the five specialties that the survey covered increased 30 percent since 2017 to 24.1 days. Merritt Hawkins, a consulting firm that specializes in recruiting physicians and advanced practice clinical professionals, conducted the survey from Jan. 9, 2017, through Feb. 13, 2017. Since the company conducted its last survey in 2014, the average wait times increased for all five medical specialties it covered: cardiology, dermatology, obstetrics/gynecology, orthopedic surgery and family practice. For major metropolitan areas, the average wait time was 32.2 days for dermatology (up from 28.8 days in 2014); 26.4 days for obstetrics/gynecology (up from 17.3 days in 2014); 11.4 days for orthopedic surgery (up … Continue reading →

March 22, 2017 at 8:53 am | The Associated Press Print Article Fateful days changed the destiny of cardiology doctor By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS Two life-changing events helped mold Dr. Arie Szatkowski, an ebullient, shaggy-haired New Yorker, into a cardiac crusader of the Mid-South. When he was 23, his father, who was a doctor, died suddenly of a heart attack far too young. He was my role model, and I was already applying to medical school, Szatkowski said. After he died, I knew I was going to go into cardiology. A few years later, in the first week of a fellowship at Columbia, it was time for the young doctors to practice administering echocardiograms, an ultrasound test that maps the hearts structure and function. He volunteered to be the subject. I get on the gurney and the professor starts looking and looking more carefully, he said. And he says, Do you know you have atrial septal defect? He didnt. The doctor was referring to a hole in the wall between the hearts two upper chambers, a congenital condition often not discovered until it causes serious problems. It was a stroke of luck I went into the right field, he … Continue reading →

The Sindh health minister says the facility will be established after cabinet approval HYDERABAD:After a delay of several months, the bill for establishing a government institute of cardiology in Hyderabad will be taken up in the provincial cabinet meeting on March 27. However, uncertainty still looms over approval for the much desired health facility for a city of around three million people due to the alleged reluctance of Sindh Health Minister Dr Sikandar Mandhro. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the angiography unit at theCardiothoracic Surgery Department of Hyderabads Liaquat University Hospital on Saturday, Dr Mandhro appeared ambivalent about the institute. My responsibility is to inform the cabinet that the people are demanding these institutes, he said, referring toMehran Institute of Heart and Chest Diseases in Hyderabad and another institute for Karachi. According to Dr Mandhro, the bill was also discussed during cabinet meetings a few months ago but an endorsement could not be given due to funding constraints.He said the cardiac institute will require a new building and an increased number of employees. The cabinet had discussed that arranging funds is going to take time, the existing cardiothoracicdepartment may be upgraded with new equipment and staff, he said, putting … Continue reading →

The Handoff: Your Week in Cardiology News - 3/24/17 The Cardiology Advisor (registration) The Handoff is a weekly roundup of cardiology news covering various developments in subspecialties, as well as pharmaceutical industry, association, and ... and more » Read the original here: The Handoff: Your Week in Cardiology News - 3/24/17 - The Cardiology Advisor (registration) … Continue reading →

Cardiology Group of Western New York has joined Catholic Health's physician practice network, Trinity Medical WNY. Patients will continue to see the same physicians and support staff at the groups existing locations, which will be renamed Trinity Medical Cardiology. The group's 11 doctors currently practice at Catholic Health hospitals. With offices in Williamsville, Orchard Park and Lockport, Cardiology Group of WNY is one of the largest cardiology practices in the region. It is thesecond cardiology practice to join Catholic Health in the past two months. The physicians and staff of Buffalo Heart Group joined Trinity Medical WNY in January. Trinity Health is a way for physicians to affiliate with a hospital system without being directly employed and is a "captive professional corporation" type of business model for integrating physicians and hospitals that has become more common across the country. Along with our flagship Heart Center at Mercy Hospital, these practices will enable us to offer our patients a complete continuum of cardiology care in convenient locations throughout the region, Joe McDonald, president and chief executive officer of Catholic Health, said in a statement. More here: Cardiology Group of WNY joins Catholic Health - Buffalo News … Continue reading →

Dont underestimate the importance of scheduling in running a successful cardiovascular practice. Hold slots for new patients C. Michael Valentine, MD, an interventional cardiologist at Centra Health in Lynchburg, Va., and 2016-17 vice president of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), is a fan of hardwiring. During a session about Medicares Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) at the ACCs Cardiovascular Summit, he urged attendees to work with vendors to automate quality-metrics documentation into their EHR systems. Hardwire your EHR where possible, and you will save yourself clicks while optimizing MIPS documentation, he advises. Attendees who crowded into Valentines session on improving patient access also heard about the value of hardwiringin the context of appointment scheduling. Every week, 25 percent of patient appointments should be filled with new patients, he says, and the way to ensure you achieve, or surpass, that goal is using programmed scheduling templates. In other words, every physicians schedule will include slots reserved for new patients, and no one is permitted to tinker with them. New patients are the financial lifeblood of a practice, says Denise Brown, vice president of Business Intelligence Solutions at MedAxiom Consulting and Valentines co-presenter at the ACC session. Past colleagues, Brown and … Continue reading →

MORTSEL, Belgium, March 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Agfa HealthCare announces that it is releasing a new version of its Enterprise Imaging for Cardiology platform at the American College of Cardiologists' ACC.17 expo. Customer-driven enhancements include new structured reporting modules for congenital echocardiology and nuclear cardiology. Single point of access and task-based workflow Enterprise Imaging for Cardiology is an important part of the Enterprise Imaging converged platform, which offers a care-centric workflow that is standards-based, improves interoperability and enables a comprehensive patient health record across departments within a single facility or between multiple facilities. With Enterprise Imaging for Cardiology, cardiologists have a robust environment providing a single point of access to patient information from different sources. They can quickly retrieve a patient's complete cardiology file, generate a report and distribute it, all during one session, even from a remote location. Images, reports and relevant, sophisticated toolkits are supported by the task-based workflow that aligns with and supports their clinical workflow. The new features provide support for congenital echocardiology and nuclear cardiology, deeply integrated into the Enterprise Imaging platform. "Cardiology continues to be an image-intense domain, and the Enterprise Imaging for cardiology platform offers a value-based care solution providing access to clinically … Continue reading →

Physician researchers at Thomas Jefferson University suspect that some cases of coronary artery spasm go unrecognized and are incorrectly treated with stents. The good news -- there could be a simple fix to eliminate these unnecessary stenting procedures. The team published a case series in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions describing six patients who were scheduled for angioplasty and stenting for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (five of whom had a cardiac catheterization days prior). However, when the cardiologists gave nitroglycerin prior to placing the stent, the blockages resolved, indicating the true diagnosis of coronary artery spasm. Angioplasty was deferred and all patients were successfully treated with medication. "Our suspicion is that some patients receive stents unnecessarily since they are misdiagnosed as having fixed atherosclerotic blockage while the true culprit, coronary spasm, goes unrecognized," said senior author Michael Savage, M.D., Director of the Jefferson Angioplasty Center and the Ralph J. Roberts Professor of Cardiology in the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. "Cardiologists need to know that they could be overlooking coronary spasm and thus, over treating their patients with stents." Cardiovascular guidelines on cardiac catheterization and coronary intervention with stents go to great lengths emphasizing the importance … Continue reading →

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) recently won a bid to host the World Congress of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Health in 2018. The 2018 congress will focus on prevention with the global objective of reducing premature mortality by reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases by 25 percent by 2020, David Wood, president of the World Heart Federation, said. The congress will take place at the Dubai World Trade Center from Dec. 5 to 8, 2018. The global interactive event will bring together cardiovascular disease specialists, where they will share knowledge with specialists from other disciplines to promote cardiovascular health. Dubai proved to be a successful host of the World Congress of Cardiology in 2012, and it is a testament to the emirates reputation as a strong business events destination that the congress is returning so soon, Issam Kazim, CEO of the Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing, said. The event will bring thousands of additional visitors to Dubai and further enhance its status as a knowledge hub. Dubai Business Events, the citys official convention bureau, will assist the World Heart Federation, Dubai Health Authority and other key stakeholders in planning for the event in 2018 and ensuring it leaves a … Continue reading →