Ron Schmidt

Practice Management and Economics

Heart Center Implementation and Start-Up: The Parma Community General Hospital Experience

08/01/2008

Just over three years ago, the President and CEO of Parma Community General Hospital (PCGH) and his administrative team decided to expand the cardiovascular service line to include open-heart surgery (OHS) and interventional cardiac...

Just over three years ago, the...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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

Heart Center Implementation and Start-Up: The Parma Community General Hospital Experience

06/19/2008

Ron Schmidt ;

They saw this as an opportunity to accelerate the hospital™s growth and support their strategy to remain the only successful independent community hospital in the county. They needed to increase their ability to meet the needs of an elderly...

They saw this as an opportunity...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Heart Center Implementation and Start-Up: The Parma Community General Hospital Experience

06/19/2008

Ron Schmidt ;

They saw this as an opportunity...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Integrating Education into a Clinical Ladder for Cardiac Catheterization Clinical Professionals

03/31/2011

Ron Schmidt ;

Continuing education is vital to not only the success of a service line program, but to the clinician(s) providing care. Many cardiovascular programs across the United States have either considered or implemented a tiered approach through a...

Continuing education is vital to...

03/31/2011

Cath Lab Digest