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Precision and Compassion Mark the Care Provided by HeartWell’s Doctors BY EMILY HOWARD
Baptist’s emergency room does not have a cardiologist, one of our physicians is called to give treatment,” A healthy heart means a lot to a person’s quality of Dr. Fialkow said. “Our group is about to sign a conlife. To provide superb cardiac care, twenty of the tract with Baptist to manage the STEMI calls. This area’s top Board-certified cardiologists have joined service is for patients who have symptoms of an acute myocardial infarction and an forces under the umbrella of electrocardiogram indicating HeartWell LLP. Jonathan an ST-Segment Elevation Fialkow, M.D., Fellow of the Myocardial Infarction American College of (STEMI). These are signs of Cardiologists, is managing a heart attack.” member of the single-specialty More than a year ago Dr. group with six offices in South Fialkow took the initiative to Miami and Kendall. form HeartWell, meeting “The healthcare system can weekly with a core group of seem complicated, but doctors to work out the nuts HeartWell was founded preand bolts. “I approached carcisely to make the management diologists in the Baptist sysof heart-related conditions tem who I felt performed at smooth and seamless for the highest levels. The result patients and their families,” Dr. is a group of doctors who Fialkow said. He noted that already had been collaboratHeartWell’s doctors work ing, and who now work as a closely with primary care unit,” he said. “Improved physicians, making sure that communication, administrareports are sent to them prompttive systems that are more ly, and that the overall health of efficient, and the opportunity each patient is considered. to offer important educationPublic education programs that focus on risk reduction and Jonathan Fialkow, M.D., F.A.C.C. al programs for patients and wellness are part of is Managing Member of HeartWell the community at large are HeartWell’s mission. “We LLP, a group of highly-trained some of the benefits our don’t wait until people are sick physicians who provide 21st century group provides to patients.” to help them,” Dr. Fialkow said. cardiovascular care. Conversion to an electron“We provide preventive care ic medical records system for those who may be at risk for (EMR) will be government-mandated in the near heart diseases. For instance, we evaluate genetic risk future. Three of HeartWell’s six offices are already factors to see if early, silent conditions exist in well ahead of the curve in complying. “EMR benefits healthy-seeming people, then we advise them on ways our patients in several ways,” Dr. Fialkow explained. to mitigate the associated risk. Often this means mak- “It is better for patients because the information-sharing lifestyle changes such as smoking cessation or ing among doctors eliminates duplicate testing, which customized diet and exercise programs.” reduces the cost of providing care. In HeartWell’s The doctors at HeartWell have been practicing their case, medical record sharing allows experts in different cardiology specialties for an average of 20 years. areas of cardiology to give optimum care to each Because of their experience and consistently high per- patient.” Several of HeartWell’s doctors participate in formance, several of them currently direct high-level clinical trials, so they have early access to advances in services within Baptist Health System. These include technology and to scientific breakthroughs in their fields. Ramon Quesada, M.D., who is medical director of The patients of HeartWell’s doctors have access to interventional cardiology; Efrain Gonzalez, M.D., a full scope of cardiac services 24 hours a day, 7 days who is medical director of electrophysiology; and a week. The vast majority of prescribed diagnostic Curt Hamburg, M.D., medical director of echocardiol- tests can take place at one of the HeartWell offices. ogy. Dr. Fialkow is medical director of the stress lab, This can lower a patient’s out-of-pocket expense, and ECG and cardiac rehabilitation services and Theodore is definitely more convenient, because patients do not Feldman, M.D., is medical director of South Miami have to seek separate test authorizations from their Heart Center. insurance carriers. “At Baptist Hospital of Miami, HeartWell has the contract to respond to calls to the clinical cardiology To learn more about HeartWell and its services, visit emergency department. If a patient who goes to www.HeartWell.com or call 305-275-8200 x 134.
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