title: All pumped up over cardiology.
abstract: Cardiovascular services are one of the few remaining profit centers for hospitals, and as baby boomers age, the need for such care is skyrocketing. A good cardiology program enhances a hospital's reputation and patient volume. However, the pressures to expand and the cost of swiftly changing technology put hospitals that are trying to keep up in a tight squeeze, which raises the question: is the pulse of change in cardiology too rapid?
authors.forename: Dagmara
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scalise
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D011357:Product Line Management / Q000639:trends*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce