Volume 9 - Issue 9 - September 2004
Feature
Review
05/01/2008
The new guidelines were not developed at the request of industry—they were developed both to meet an anticipated growth in the implantation of ICDs and to prevent non-electrophysiologists from being certified to perform these procedures by...
The new guidelines were not developed at the request of industry—they were developed both to meet an anticipated growth in the implantation of ICDs and to prevent non-electrophysiologists from being certified to perform these procedures by...
The new guidelines were not...
05/01/2008
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
05/01/2008
Hospital administrators at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian consider cath lab supervisor Joanne Colley amazing for the routine reports she generates monthly, but an absolute star on custom reports.
Hospital administrators at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian consider cath lab supervisor Joanne Colley amazing for the routine reports she generates monthly, but an absolute star on custom reports.
Hospital administrators at Hoag...
05/01/2008
EP Lab Digest
Perspectives
05/01/2008
As in all facets of health care, close attention must be paid to the supply costs of procedures. As a result of regulatory enhancements, reprocessing EP catheters is one strategy being more widely used to keep costs in check.
As in all facets of health care, close attention must be paid to the supply costs of procedures. As a result of regulatory enhancements, reprocessing EP catheters is one strategy being more widely used to keep costs in check.
As in all facets of health care,...
05/01/2008
EP Lab Digest
Feature Story
05/01/2008
People with AF have a 2-5% yearly chance of having a stroke than those who do not have AF. This percentage increases with age, to about 10% in those who are 65 or above.
People with AF have a 2-5% yearly chance of having a stroke than those who do not have AF. This percentage increases with age, to about 10% in those who are 65 or above.
People with AF have a 2-5%...
05/01/2008
EP Lab Digest
Department
EP 101
05/01/2008
Do all of your radiofrequency ablation patients go directly back to their room post procedure, or are they monitored for a short period of time in a CCL/EP holding area/recovery room?
Do all of your radiofrequency ablation patients go directly back to their room post procedure, or are they monitored for a short period of time in a CCL/EP holding area/recovery room?
Do all of your radiofrequency...
05/01/2008
EP Lab Digest
Column
Spotlight Interview
05/01/2008
Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC) is a 284-bed urban hospital located in downtown Seattle, Washington. VMMC has two dedicated full-service EP labs, with two full-time electrophysiologists in a group of nine cardiologists.
Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC) is a 284-bed urban hospital located in downtown Seattle, Washington. VMMC has two dedicated full-service EP labs, with two full-time electrophysiologists in a group of nine cardiologists.
Virginia Mason Medical Center...
05/01/2008
EP Lab Digest
Feature Interview
05/01/2008
Of course, saving lives is the ultimate goal. We are a very busy EMS system, and if the closest ambulance is out on another run, then precious minutes are lost.
Of course, saving lives is the ultimate goal. We are a very busy EMS system, and if the closest ambulance is out on another run, then precious minutes are lost.
Of course, saving lives is the...
05/01/2008
EP Lab Digest
