Cardiologist vs heart specialist

Differences between cardiologist and heart specialist duties and responsibilities

Cardiologist example responsibilities.

• Train and manage new interns/ volunteers assisting with the evidence-based hypertension management program.
• Facilitate patient use of cardiac rehabilitation services.
• Schedule patients for surgery, order preoperative and postoperative treatments and procedures.
• Educate patients and provide them vitamin and nutritional supplements base on diagnosis.
• Skil in analysis and diagnosis of ECG.
• Perform exercise treadmill, stress echo exam.
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Heart specialist example responsibilities.

• Develop skills in managing diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension.
• Gain increased recognition for the physical medicine and rehabilitation specialty from other medical departments.
• Submit correct ICD and CPT codes for corresponding services with modifiers as needed.