Dr. Prystowsky, the Cardiovascular Disease Program Director:
- Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
- Editor for Hurst textbook of Cardiology
- Editor-in-Chief Medscape.com website for Arrhythmias
- Chairman of ABIM test writing committee for Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- General Cardiology – Program Director attends Monday and Wednesday morning conferences, along with journal club and research, to review their projects.
- General Cardiology residents spend time in the EP lab with Dr. Prystowsky during their EP rotations
- Daily systems based practice exposure
- Strong outpatient component with access to billing, coding and compliance, referring physicians and other services, consult appropriateness, computerized EMR, cost benefit medicine
- Introduction to the business of medicine with one of the nations’ largest non-univsersity cardiology practice in the United States, rivaling the cardiology components of Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic in size, scope and expertise.
The Care Group is the exclusive cardiovascular provider to St.Vincent Hospital and The Heart Center:
- HealthGrades o #1 in Indiana for overall cardiac services (second consecutive year)
- #1 in Indiana for cardiac interventions (second consecutive year)
- Best rated for cardiac surgery in Indianapolis area
- Top 5% of all hospitals nationally for overall cardiac care, cardiology and cardiac interventions (second consecutive year)
- 5-star rating for heart attack and PCI (third consecutive year)
- 5-star rating for overall cardiac services (second consecutive year)
- 5-star rating for heart failure (second consecutive year)
- 5-star rating for cardiac surgery, coronary bypass surgery, valve replacement surgery and treatment of atrial fibrillation
- Solucient 100 Top Hospitals - Cardiovascular