Volume 17 - Issue 4 - April, 2009
News
Clinical and Industry News
04/03/2009
Lumedx and Mennen Medical® Announce Agreement for a Strategic Cooperation
Partnership marries Lumedx’s CVIS and PACS software modalities with Mennen Medical’s hardware products for the cath lab
Lumedx Corporation and Mennen Medical®...
Lumedx and Mennen Medical® Announce Agreement for a Strategic Cooperation
Partnership marries Lumedx’s CVIS and PACS software modalities with Mennen Medical’s hardware products for the cath lab
Lumedx Corporation and Mennen Medical®...
Lumedx and Mennen Medical®...
04/03/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Department
SICP Section
04/03/2009
SICP Chapter Spotlight: Illinois Chapter
When was the Illinois Chapter established?
The Illinois Chapter was established in October 2006, bringing together SICP members from Chicago, surrounding suburbs and the northwest region of...
SICP Chapter Spotlight: Illinois Chapter
When was the Illinois Chapter established?
The Illinois Chapter was established in October 2006, bringing together SICP members from Chicago, surrounding suburbs and the northwest region of...
SICP Chapter Spotlight: Illinois...
04/03/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Anniversaries
04/03/2009
Jenni Smith, RN, Green Clinic Surgical Hospital
Ruston, Louisiana
Jenni Smith, RN, Green Clinic Surgica...
A small cath lab has a big impact in Louisiana
Green Clinic Surgical Hospital is an acute care hospital with ten inpatient beds, located in northern Louisiana in the heart of Ruston, which is home to Louisiana Tech University. The hospital...
A small cath lab has a big impact in Louisiana
Green Clinic Surgical Hospital is an acute care hospital with ten inpatient beds, located in northern Louisiana in the heart of Ruston, which is home to Louisiana Tech University. The hospital...
A small cath lab has a big...
04/03/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Column
What Do You Think?
04/03/2009
Multiple new and ongoing questions from readers. Your responses are welcome!
Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com
New Questions!
STEMI Callback Times
Does anyone have information about what the “national standard” is for...
Multiple new and ongoing questions from readers. Your responses are welcome!
Answer or pose a question at cathlabdigest@aol.com
New Questions!
STEMI Callback Times
Does anyone have information about what the “national standard” is for...
Multiple new and ongoing...
04/03/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
04/03/2009
morton kern, MD
Clinical Editor
Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief Cardiology
University of California Irvine
Orange, California
mortonkern005@hotmail.com
morton kern, MD
Clinical Editor
Profe...
This Editor’s Corner is directed at those practicing in labs with biplane angiographic capabilities. For those without biplane imaging, this discussion might be helpful for your next lab.
“Two heads are better than one,” the adage goes, and...
This Editor’s Corner is directed at those practicing in labs with biplane angiographic capabilities. For those without biplane imaging, this discussion might be helpful for your next lab.
“Two heads are better than one,” the adage goes, and...
This Editor’s Corner is directed...
04/03/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor
04/03/2009
Questions are answered by:
Todd Ginapp, EMT-P, RCIS, FSICP
Questions are answered by:
Todd Gina...
Todd is the Cardiology Manager for Memorial Hermann Southeast in Houston, Texas. He also teaches an online RCIS Review course for Spokane Community College, in Spokane, Washington, and regularly presents with RCIS Review Courses.
“I was...
Todd is the Cardiology Manager for Memorial Hermann Southeast in Houston, Texas. He also teaches an online RCIS Review course for Spokane Community College, in Spokane, Washington, and regularly presents with RCIS Review Courses.
“I was...
Todd is the Cardiology Manager...
04/03/2009
Cath Lab Digest
In My View
04/03/2009
My husband and I were on vacation in Florida for two weeks. We had a place on the ocean and it was beautiful. The first week was cool, then it started warming up on Saturday and Sunday, and it was 80 and sunny. The forecast for the second...
My husband and I were on vacation in Florida for two weeks. We had a place on the ocean and it was beautiful. The first week was cool, then it started warming up on Saturday and Sunday, and it was 80 and sunny. The forecast for the second...
My husband and I were on...
04/03/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Insights
10-Minute Interview
04/03/2009
Cary Ann Bailey, RN, RCIS, CEN, TNS
Charge Nurse, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois
Cary Ann Bailey, RN, RCIS, CEN, TNS
C...
My name is Cary Bailey and I am starting my ninth year as a registered nurse in the cardiac catheterization lab at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. I studied for and passed the registered cardiovascular invasive...
My name is Cary Bailey and I am starting my ninth year as a registered nurse in the cardiac catheterization lab at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. I studied for and passed the registered cardiovascular invasive...
My name is Cary Bailey and I am...
04/03/2009
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
04/03/2009
Lorraine Buck, Senior Consultant, Corazon Inc.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lorraine Buck, Senior Consultant, Cor...
This year, the United States inaugurated our 44th President. During the campaign, both political parties vowed to tackle the economy, the war in Iraq, and our continually-increasing healthcare costs. Just focusing on healthcare alone,...
This year, the United States inaugurated our 44th President. During the campaign, both political parties vowed to tackle the economy, the war in Iraq, and our continually-increasing healthcare costs. Just focusing on healthcare alone,...
This year, the United States...
04/03/2009
Cath Lab Digest
04/03/2009
Sam Braga, BSM
Manager, Supply Chain & Contracting
Cardiology, Vascular Center, Neuro Interventional Radiology
Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida
Sam Braga, BSM
Manager, Supply Chain ...
Partnering two systems at Florida Hospital provides improved inventory management and charge capture
Florida Hospital has long been interested in applying information technology to internal processes. So when it came time to evaluate systems...
Partnering two systems at Florida Hospital provides improved inventory management and charge capture
Florida Hospital has long been interested in applying information technology to internal processes. So when it came time to evaluate systems...
Partnering two systems at...
04/03/2009
Cath Lab Digest
