James Burns, RN, MBA

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Physician/Hospital Alignment Models: Strategies for Success
07/30/2017
All successful arrangements have one thing in common — they invest both time and energy in creating an arrangement that has real value to all participants … and one that is adaptable enough to remain relevant well into the future.
All successful arrangements have one thing in common — they invest both time and energy in creating an arrangement that has real value to all participants … and one that is adaptable enough to remain relevant well into the future.
All successful arrangements have...
07/30/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Planning for the Next Phase of Interventional Care: The Combined Interventional Platform
12/27/2017
While not necessarily feasible in higher-volume, large facilities, co-locating “like” interventional services into one main area can make sense for community-sized facilities. 
While not necessarily feasible in higher-volume, large facilities, co-locating “like” interventional services into one main area can make sense for community-sized facilities. 
While not necessarily feasible...
12/27/2017
Cath Lab Digest
EP Tips & Techniques
Electrophysiology Continues to Thrive in Labs With Off-Site Surgical Backup: Key Steps to Bring These Services to Your Lab
06/04/2019
Electrophysiology services (e.g., therapeutic and diagnostic cases, as well as device implantations) have continued to grow in cardiology programs across the country without on-site open-heart surgery programs. Much like its cardiology...
Electrophysiology services (e.g., therapeutic and diagnostic cases, as well as device implantations) have continued to grow in cardiology programs across the country without on-site open-heart surgery programs. Much like its cardiology...
Electrophysiology services...
06/04/2019
EP Lab Digest
The Cath Lab is a Business: Do You Have the Knowledge to Stay Afloat?
06/19/2008
Several years ago, I attended an educational seminar that focused on healthcare finance and economics. While I don’t remember a great deal about what was presented that day, one thing stands out in my mind as clear as if it happened...
Several years ago, I attended an educational seminar that focused on healthcare finance and economics. While I don’t remember a great deal about what was presented that day, one thing stands out in my mind as clear as if it happened...
Several years ago, I attended an...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
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The Cath Lab is a Business: Do You Have the Knowledge to Stay Afloat?
06/19/2008
Several years ago, I attended an educational seminar that focused on healthcare finance and economics. While I don’t remember a great deal about what was presented that day, one thing stands out in my mind as clear as if it happened...
Several years ago, I attended an educational seminar that focused on healthcare finance and economics. While I don’t remember a great deal about what was presented that day, one thing stands out in my mind as clear as if it happened...
Several years ago, I attended an...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Vascular Care in the Cath Lab: Planning a Smooth Transition
06/19/2008
There is significantly more peripheral vasculature than cardiac, and often disease in one area indicates disease in another. Furthermore, many of the diagnostic and interventional procedures to treat cardiac and vascular disease are based on...
There is significantly more peripheral vasculature than cardiac, and often disease in one area indicates disease in another. Furthermore, many of the diagnostic and interventional procedures to treat cardiac and vascular disease are based on...
There is significantly more...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Getting into the Business of Electrophysiology: Strategies to Keep Your Program from Flat-lining
05/02/2010
It is often said that healthcare is between 10 and 15 years behind in adopting best business practices. This characteristic is quite prevalent in the area of new business or service development. A typical business may spend hours in planning...
It is often said that healthcare is between 10 and 15 years behind in adopting best business practices. This characteristic is quite prevalent in the area of new business or service development. A typical business may spend hours in planning...
It is often said that healthcare...
05/02/2010
EP Lab Digest
Feature
Vascular Care in the Cath Lab: Planning a Smooth Transition
06/19/2008
There is significantly more peripheral vasculature than cardiac, and often disease in one area indicates disease in another. Furthermore, many of the diagnostic and interventional procedures to treat cardiac and vascular disease are based on...
There is significantly more peripheral vasculature than cardiac, and often disease in one area indicates disease in another. Furthermore, many of the diagnostic and interventional procedures to treat cardiac and vascular disease are based on...
There is significantly more...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
e-Consulting Helps Rural-Community Hospitals Get in the CV Game
06/19/2008
Oftentimes, rural and community hospitals face many challenges when it comes to decisions about the scope of cardiovascular (CV) care they provide. Space constraints, regulatory issues, internal politics and financial limitations are all...
Oftentimes, rural and community hospitals face many challenges when it comes to decisions about the scope of cardiovascular (CV) care they provide. Space constraints, regulatory issues, internal politics and financial limitations are all...
Oftentimes, rural and community...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Leadership
The Interim Management Experience: An Emerging Trend in Leadership Recruitment and Development
02/04/2013
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job opportunities for catheterization laboratory technologists are predicted to increase 24% between 2008 and 2018. But the cath lab isn’t the only area that requires strong, experienced...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job opportunities for catheterization laboratory technologists are predicted to increase 24% between 2008 and 2018. But the cath lab isn’t the only area that requires strong, experienced...
According to the Bureau of Labor...
02/04/2013
Cath Lab Digest

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