Practice Management

Practice management involves overseeing all business aspects of a medical practice including financials, human resources, information technology, compliance, marketing and operations.

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Video: Rick Snyder, MD, FACC, president of HeartPlace, and Chief Physician Executive at U.S. Heart and Vascular, testified to Congressional leaders in his role with the American Independent Medical Practice Association (AIMPA) to explain how federal healthcare policies have created an inefficient payment system that rewards higher cost care models and is putting lower cost private practices out of business.

Policy expert explains why cardiology services in the US are getting more expensive

"We really should have a system that is patient-centric, physician-led, and professionally managed, but in a cost-effective way," Rick Snyder, MD, said.

Michael Coords, MD, FSCCT, Medical Director of Cardiovascular Imaging, RadNet, a leader with the SCCT Health Policy and Practice Committee Regulatory Task Force, and incoming co-chair of the Health Policy and Practice Committee, explains the use of the hub and spoke model to expand CCTA in emergency departments and outpatient imaging centers.

Hub-and-spoke model expands access to CCTA as the modality continues to gain momentum

“It’s not just about scanning,” one specialist explained. “You need to have everything come together.”

Arizona Heart Arrhythmia Associates has joined with ASC management company Regent Surgical to expand outpatient EP ablation procedures in the Phoenix area.

ASC operator Regent Surgical embraces outpatient EP ablation services after CMS policy change

This new partnership provides an early look at how the field of electrophysiology is evolving in 2026 and beyond.

the hospital, freeing hospital capacity for more complex cases while potentially reducing costs. Wilber Su, MD, FACC, FHRS, director of cardiac electrophysiology at Banner Health and a professor of medicine at the University of Arizona, said Banner has developed ASC partnerships with private physicians and more recently established an academic ASC model in which employed physicians can participate. The approach reflects a broader trend toward performing selected procedures in outpatient ASCs.

Banner Health partnering with physicians to bring more heart procedures to ASCs

Wilber Su, MD, says ASCs now offer health systems a great opportunity to perform low-acuity EP cases in a less expensive, more convenient environment.

Medaxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, explains the role of private equity in cardiology and that it is a small player in cardiology practice ownership.

Private equity unlikely to dominate cardiology despite hype

Medaxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, FACC, discusses investor's interest in buying cardiology practices, noting that PE ownership remains relatively low.

Cathie Biga, MSM, MACC, past president of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and president/CEO of Cardiovascular Management of Illinois, spoke in a business session at ACC 2026 on the use of artificial intelligence analytics and said human interface is needed to make the data actionable.

The key to AI cardiology analytics is human action

While AI analytics has greatly increased the ease of access to vast amounts of cardiology data, action is still required to make it useful.
 

doctor comparing the costs of different medical treatments

Helium prices spike as war rages on—should MRI providers be worried?

The ramifications of the conflict in the Middle East may soon extend beyond the gas pump and into the healthcare sector, experts are cautioning. 

As the national physician shortage deepens, cardiology is feeling the strain—especially in rural America. Recruitment challenges are growing, and health systems are grappling with how to attract and retain cardiologists in remote locations. Michelle Wimberly, director of physician recruitment and retention at Cardiovascular Logistics (CVL), says the solution starts with relationships and a commitment to long-term engagement.

How to bring cardiologists to rural America during a physician shortage

As the national physician shortage deepens, cardiology is feeling the strain. Recruiting cardiologists can be hard enough—bringing them to rural America is especially challenging due to the risk of isolation and other concerns.

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