Cardiology administrators have important work ahead of them as practices look to flourish financially and remain compliant during a transition to merit-based payment models.

Overtreatment, overtesting and overdiagnosis were the themes of a JAMA: Internal Medicine review this month that explored 10 of the riskiest instances of medical overuse in 2016.

Nobody wakes up hoping for a bad day. Nobody walks into work hoping things go wrong. Similarly, cardiologists don’t expect to experience burnout but many do. A fair share grow to hate their jobs, with cynicism and apathy overtaking a belief in doing good, depression deepens and debilitation and exhaustion become the norm.

Viet Le has talked with other physician assistants in cardiology who feel they are little more than “glorified scribes.” Early in his career, he felt confined to that role at times, too.

A newly published article in the Journal of Women’s Health by Pejman Raeisi-Giglou, DO, and colleagues examined advances in women’s cardiovascular care over the past 10 years, highlighting the most significant accomplishments and pointing out persisting gender gaps. 

Recognizing upfront costs are a barrier to healthcare organizations addressing physician burnout, a team of researchers attempted to quantify the return on investment (ROI) for programs to improve physician satisfaction.

Consuming nothing but water for eight to 12 hours before a lipid panel has been common practice, but do patients really need to go hungry?

Regional Hospital of Scranton (Pennsylvania) is the first hospital in the U.S. to receive the Cardiovascular Center of Excellence accreditation, the American Heart Association (AHA) announced.