Susan N. Heck

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Looking into the Crystal Ball…Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and the Future

06/01/2011

Our December 2009 Cath Lab Digest article entitled “State of the Union: What is Keeping You Up at Night?” made some predictions about the future of healthcare. One prediction was that a new focus on prevention and chronic disease management...

Our December 2009 Cath Lab...

06/01/2011

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

A Sea of Emotions: A Look Back...A Look Ahead

01/06/2012

Susan N. Heck ;

As a leader in healthcare over the last year, have you felt as though you were on an emotional roller coaster? Has the uncertainty of healthcare reform caused commotion in your Finance Department, stress for the quality- and...

As a leader in healthcare over...

01/06/2012

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Facing Health Care Reform: Approaching Change with Optimism

02/26/2015

Susan N. Heck ;

For cardiovascular (CV) program administrators, there are three particular areas of regulatory change that may significantly impact program performance and overall organizational success: value-based purchasing, 30-day readmission penalties,...

For cardiovascular (CV) program...

02/26/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

The Role of Program Personnel in Driving Quality Processes and Outcomes

01/31/2016

Susan N. Heck ;

Rhonda Long ;

Successful service lines are always working to develop people, processes, and technology to support the delivery of quality, cost-effective care. How does your program measure up?

Successful service lines are...

01/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Cath Lab Management

Challenges in Service Line Leadership in an Era of Healthcare Reform

11/14/2013

Susan N. Heck ;

In our experience, an actionable strategic business plan can aid in providing this focus, while ensuring all team members have a clear direction in how to move the service line forward.

In our experience, an actionable...

11/14/2013

Cath Lab Digest

Review

Identification and Management of Periprocedure Stroke in the Electrophysiology Laboratory

04/23/2014

Susan N. Heck ;

Marsha L. Knapik , RN, MSN, CCRN;

Patients undergoing ablation procedures for AF are at the highest risk for a neurological event. Knowing that EP patients carry a heightened risk, it is important to have a baseline assessment of the patient’s neurological status and a grasp...

Patients undergoing ablation...

04/23/2014

EP Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Covid’s Strain on Physician Collaboration and Communication: “Special Sauce” Needed

07/06/2020

Susan N. Heck ;

Gina Donnelly ;

New and growing relationships can be challenged in times of crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic. Hospitals that work effectively and proactively to manage physician involvement and ensure continued communication will develop stronger...

New and growing relationships...

07/06/2020

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

The Changing Face of the Cardiac Cath Lab: Past, Present, and Future Technology

07/31/2016

Susan N. Heck ;

Today’s product ads targeted to the baby boomer generation are lauding the transformative process of aging, implying that older can be better. If we think about how the field of invasive cardiology has matured, we can indeed see significant...

Today’s product ads targeted to...

07/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Looking into the Crystal Ball…Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and the Future

06/30/2011

Susan N. Heck ;

Our December 2009 Cath Lab...

06/30/2011

EP Lab Digest

Perspectives

Shifting Trends: Why Cardiologists Nationwide are Seeking Employment

11/30/2010

Susan N. Heck ;

Ron Schmidt ;

The new healthcare paradigm will demand a tighter hospital/physician relationship. Hospitals that want to survive and thrive in the era of healthcare reform must be prepared to drive change as it relates to physician relationships.

The new healthcare paradigm will...

11/30/2010

EP Lab Digest