• Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    How to Prepare Here is what you can do to prepare your family in case COVID-19 spreads in your community. Know where to find local information on COVID-19 and local trends of COVID-19 cases.   Know the Signs & Symptoms Know the signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and what to do if symptomatic: Stay home whenRead more

  • AICD Implements A New Electronic Medical Records (EMR) System

    AICD Implements A New Electronic Medical Records (EMR) System

    Associates in Cardiovascular Disease implemented a new electronic medical records (EMR) system on April 3, 2018. This new EMR, called EPIC, is used by all the physicians in Atlantic Medical Group and by the hospitals in the Atlantic Health System. The use of EPIC will help bring us closer to our goal of one patient,Read more

  • Neighborhood Hurting Your Health?

    Neighborhood Hurting Your Health?

    Where patients live may be an important contributor to the risk of developing cardiovascular diseasert disease. “Location, location, location” isn’t just an old real estate cliché. It’s also a major factor when it comes to heart health, according to an overview article published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. The article studied a growing bodyRead more

  • Biking to Work

    Biking to Work

    Cycling to work can reduce the chance of certain cancers and heart disease. Want to live longer? Reduce your risk of cancer? And heart disease? Then cycle to work, say scientists. The biggest study into the issue linked using two wheels with a halving of the risk of cancer and heart disease. The five-year studyRead more