News | Published: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
MedAxiom is thrilled to celebrate several member programs recognized by U.S. News & World Report as 2025-2026 “Best Hospitals for Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery.” U.S. News ranked 50 out of nearly 800 hospitals based on the treatment of “patients with challenging heart and vascular cases including heart transplants, implantation of cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators, major chest procedures and patients with cardiovascular disease and other complex conditions such as endocarditis, heart failure and circulatory issues.”1 Several other systems were recognized as “high performing” centers in the category:
News | Published: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System proposed rule on July 15, proposing a 2.4% increase to OPPS payment rates that reflects a market basket update of 3.2% reduced by a productivity adjustment of 0.8%.
News | Published: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, updating the PFS conversion factor from $32.3465 to $33.5875 for qualifying alternative payment model (APM) participants and $33.4209 for non-qualifying APM participants. This duality is required by current law. These conversion factors include the 2.5% increase passed in recent budget reconciliation legislation.
News | Published: Friday, July 11, 2025
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) became law on July 4, cutting more than $1 trillion in Medicaid funding and making substantial changes to the federal student loan program.
News | Published: Saturday, April 26, 2025
“If you don’t have strong governance and leadership in place, everything is just noise,” said Jeff Carstens, MD, MBA, FACC, medical director for the cardiovascular service line at UnityPoint Health. During his CV Transforum Spring’25 session with Adam deJong, MA, MAACVPR, vice president of operations at Lee Health Heart Institute, explored how dyad leaders from the clinical and administrative spaces can leverage skills to support physicians and providers and deliver better patient care.
News | Published: Saturday, April 26, 2025
At CV Transforum Spring ’25 in Orlando, panelists discussed the future of cardiovascular care outside traditional hospital settings. Jacob Corbell, MBA, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Midwest Cardiovascular Institute; Larry Sobal, MBA, MHA, FACMPE, CEO of the Heart and Vascular Institute of Wisconsin; and Norman Risinger, MD, cardiologist at Austin Heart, shared their experiences in expanding ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and developing cardiac PET and CT programs. They addressed operational challenges, reimbursement hurdles, and the drive for clinical excellence in outpatient settings.
News | Published: Thursday, April 24, 2025
John P. Erwin III, MD, MACC, FACP, FAHA, once dreamed of suiting up for the Dallas Cowboys. Now the chair of medicine at Prisma Health-Upstate, academic chair and professor of medicine at the University of South Carolina-Greenville, and clinical professor at the University of South Carolina, Dr. Erwin cares for professional athletes as a sports cardiologist. As a “football fanatic” and cardiovascular expert, Dr. Erwin identified parallels between life on the football field and the healthcare environment during his keynote session at CV Transforum Spring’25 in Orlando.
News | Published: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Ginger K. Biesbrock, PA-C, DSc, MPH, FACC, has been awarded the 2025 Presidential Citation Award by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in honor of her remarkable contributions to the cardiovascular profession. Biesbrock will be recognized for these achievements along with all 2025 Distinguished Award winners during Convocation at the ACC’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25) taking place March 29 – 31, 2025, in Chicago.
News | Published: Monday, March 17, 2025
The American College of Cardiology’s (ACC’s) five-year Strategic Plan includes a major initiative focused on transforming care delivery in new areas and recognizing the importance of delivering care within the communities where patients reside. As part of this initiative, the ACC and MedAxiom, an ACC Company focused on cardiovascular organizational improvement solutions, are partnering on a series of care transformation resources designed to provide a framework for health systems to effectively integrate novel paradigms of care into their delivery models.
News | Published: Monday, March 10, 2025
The cardiology world will come together for an unforgettable educational experience at ACC.25 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, IL, March 29 – 31. ACC.25 provides opportunities to engage with peers from around the globe and learn the latest updates in the field with a focus on transforming cardiovascular care for all.
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