Your relationship stays intact
The review is designed to support the next conversation with the patient and treating clinicians—not redirect ongoing cardiology care.
FOR CARDIOLOGISTS & REFERRING CLINICIANS
Give your patient a second set of specialists—without stepping out of the care team.
An independent cardiac surgeon and cardiologist review the complete record, organize the reasoning in one source-linked report, and return a clear handoff for the next conversation with you and your patient.
2independent specialties1co-signed written report24 hrafter complete records are confirmed
RETURN TO TREATING TEAMIndependent review.
Continuity preserved.Source-linked reasoning · visible limitations · provider-ready summary
Continuity preserved.Source-linked reasoning · visible limitations · provider-ready summary
ADDITIVE BY DESIGN
More clarity for the patient. More structure for the treating team.
This is not a referral away from your practice. It is a defined educational review with a clear beginning, a documented output, and a handoff back into the patient’s existing care.
Both specialties examine the same record
A cardiac surgeon and cardiologist review independently, then bring the operative and cardiology perspectives into one written report.
Reasoning stays traceable
Key findings are tied to the supplied record, with missing information and limitations made visible instead of filled in by assumption.
The handoff comes back usable
A provider-facing summary can organize the decision, unresolved questions, and practical next steps for the treating team.
ONE RECORD · TWO DISCIPLINES
The operative and cardiology perspectives, in the same review.
Each reviewer approaches the same source material from a different clinical vantage point. The final report shows where the perspectives converge, what remains uncertain, and what the patient should bring back to the treating team.
WHITEGLOVE Heart Team
REFERRAL WORKFLOW
A patient-centered process that does not create another care maze.
We handle intake, authorization, and record assembly so your office does not have to build a separate second-opinion packet.
Talk through a referral- 01
Introduce the service
Send the patient to WHITEGLOVEMD or request a short referral conversation first. There is no obligation to transfer care.
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We help assemble the case
With the patient’s authorization, the records team helps collect the reports, notes, testing, and imaging needed for a complete review.
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The Heart Team reviews
A cardiac surgeon and cardiologist independently review the same record, then co-sign the patient-facing WHITEGLOVE Insights™ report.
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The decision returns to the treating team
The patient can share the report, and a provider-oriented handoff can frame the evidence, open questions, and next discussion.
WHITEGLOVE Insights™
A source-linked report the patient can understand—and the treating team can use.
The patient-facing report organizes the full decision. The provider handoff distills the clinical reasoning, open questions, and next discussion without pretending to replace the chart.
Clinical picture
Diagnosis, symptoms, relevant history, testing, and the plan already proposed—clearly attributed to the source record.
Two-specialty perspective
Where the cardiac surgeon and cardiologist agree, where uncertainty remains, and what deserves discussion.
Risk in context
Applicable validated models are shown with their inputs, missing variables, and limitations rather than reduced to one unqualified number.
Guideline mapping
The decision is placed beside current cardiovascular guidance and the patient-specific facts that make it relevant.
Options and tradeoffs
Surgical, minimally invasive, catheter-based, and medical paths are compared when supported by the documented case.
Workup gaps
Missing studies, unresolved questions, and additional information to consider with the treating team are identified.
Surgeon and center fit
When relevant, procedure-specific experience, public data, access, geography, and practical fit are considered.
Provider handoff
A concise summary of the Heart Team’s reasoning and the next questions to address with the patient.
RECORDS WITHOUT THE RUNAROUND
Your staff should not have to become our intake team.
With the patient’s authorization, our records team can help gather the clinical information required for review, identify what is still missing, and keep the case from moving forward on an incomplete record.
- Condition-specific record checklist
- Patient authorization before collection
- Reports, notes, testing, and imaging organized together
- Review clock begins only after required records are confirmed complete
WHEN ANOTHER REVIEW HELPS
Use it when the decision needs structure—not merely another name.
The service may confirm the plan, reveal a question that deserves more work, or help the patient understand why one path fits better than another.
A new surgical recommendation
Your patient understands what was proposed but wants a structured review before consenting.
Valve pathway uncertainty
The record leaves open questions about surgical, transcatheter, or medical approaches.
Complex coronary disease
CABG, PCI, and medical therapy need to be considered by both the cardiology and surgical disciplines.
High-risk or redo surgery
Comorbidity, prior operations, anatomy, or incomplete testing makes a second perspective especially useful.
Conflicting recommendations
Different clinicians have offered different paths and the patient needs the reasoning organized.
Surgeon or center questions
The procedure appears appropriate, but experience, setting, access, or geography remains unresolved.
CLEAR CLINICAL BOUNDARIES
Independent review without ambiguity about who treats the patient.
- Organize the supplied record
- Compare relevant perspectives and options
- Show risk inputs, source links, and limitations
- Frame questions for the treating team
- Replace the treating physicians
- Diagnose, prescribe, or order testing
- Manage emergencies or postoperative care
- Require transfer of ongoing care
REFERRING CLINICIAN FAQ
What clinicians ask before sharing the service.
Have a case in mind? Request a brief conversation about fit and workflow.
Request a conversationWhat is WHITEGLOVEMD for referring cardiologists?
WHITEGLOVEMD provides independent, educational medical-record review for patients facing cardiac surgery. A cardiac surgeon and cardiologist independently review the complete case and co-sign a written WHITEGLOVE Insights™ report intended to support the patient’s next conversation with the treating team.
Will WHITEGLOVEMD take over my patient’s care?
No. The service is designed to add an independent review while the patient’s existing physicians remain responsible for diagnosis, treatment, prescribing, urgent care, and follow-up. The report can be brought back to the treating cardiologist and surgeon for discussion.
Who reviews a referred patient’s case?
Each case is reviewed independently by a cardiac surgeon and a cardiologist. Their operative and cardiology perspectives are brought together in one co-signed written report.
How do I refer a patient?
You may share WHITEGLOVEMD with the patient or request a referral conversation through this page. The patient completes consent and authorization before records are collected or reviewed.
Does the patient need to leave my practice or hospital system?
No. The review is remote and does not require a transfer of ongoing care. If the report raises questions about approach, surgeon, or center, the patient and treating team decide what to do next.
What records are needed?
Requirements depend on the clinical question and may include consultation notes, echocardiography, catheterization, CT or MRI imaging, laboratory results, medication lists, operative history, and the proposed treatment plan. With authorization, the records team can help collect and organize what is needed.
How quickly is the written report completed?
The 24-hour review window begins only after the complete record and required imaging have been received and confirmed. Time spent obtaining missing information is outside that window.
Can my office receive a provider-facing summary?
With the patient’s authorization and appropriate delivery information, a provider-facing handoff can organize the Heart Team’s reasoning, relevant risk context, missing information, and practical questions for the next discussion.
Does the report include treatment recommendations?
The report is educational and informational. It explains the supplied record, relevant guidance, reasonable options, risk context, and questions to consider. It does not replace the treating clinicians or direct care.
How is patient information handled?
Patients complete consent and authorization before records are collected. Clinical information is handled through the secure review workflow and shared only as authorized for the service and any requested provider handoff.
What cardiac decisions can be reviewed?
The service is focused on cardiac surgery decisions, including coronary bypass, valve surgery, aortic surgery, redo operations, minimally invasive approaches, and cases where surgical and catheter-based options may both be relevant.
Is WHITEGLOVEMD an emergency or curbside consultation service?
No. It is not an emergency service and does not provide informal real-time medical advice. Patients with urgent symptoms should contact their treating team, call 911, or seek immediate local emergency care as appropriate.
START WITH THE CLINICAL QUESTION
Give your patient another perspective—and a clear path back to you.
Request a referral conversation to understand fit, records, and handoff before you introduce the service.
Request a referral conversation