COVID-19 disrupted nearly every aspect of the U.S. healthcare system, but it also helped providers examine patient care from a new perspective and ask some big questions.

“It's a strong, deep, horrible shock,” he said. “This is what I can express.”

In this modern era of healthcare where value trumps volume, assessing a physician’s performance is more important than ever.

Nearly 600 hospitals were considered for this updated ranking. 

The approval means Abiomed can stream patient data from its Impella heart pumps to remote monitoring platforms installed at more than 200 hospitals.

In February and March 2020, the inevitable happened: COVID-19 came to the United States, hitting the country’s healthcare system like a 10-pound sledgehammer. 

Dwight I. Peretz, MD, had a long career in cardiology, but he also lived an unforgettable childhood, one that included delivering undercover messages in Japanese-occupied Shanghai.

The United States is expected to experience a colossal physician shortage in the years ahead, and new research suggests it will be felt in a wide variety of specialties, including cardiology.