Stephen Hammill, MD

The NCDR® ICD Registry™ Version 2.0: Update and Inclusion of Pediatric ICDs and Implanted Leads

04/05/2010

In this article, the authors discuss the new ICD Registry Version 2.0 launch on April 1, 2010. In January 2005 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded the covered indications for primary prevention implantable...

In this article, the authors...

04/05/2010

EP Lab Digest

Perspectives

Cost Containment: Single-Use Vs. Third-Party Reprocessing Issues for Review and Consideration

05/01/2008

David Distel , RN, MSN, MBA;

Stephen Hammill , MD;

Douglas Beinborn , RN, BSN, MA;

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