Outpatient interventions

Cath Lab Experience

Success With Same-Day Discharge (SDD) for Percutaneous Coronary Interventions at UNC Rex Healthcare

04/03/2020

R. Lee Jobe, MD, FACC, FSCAI, and Donica O’Leary, MHA, BSN, RN-BC, NE-BC

R. Lee Jobe, MD, FACC, FSCAI, and Don...

In November 2016, UNC Rex cardiologists and clinicians identified an opportunity to enhance hospital throughput, decrease costs, and maintain quality patient care. After a comprehensive review, the group determined that there was a need to...

In November 2016, UNC Rex...

04/03/2020

Cath Lab Digest

Looking Ahead

What Does CMS’ Proposed Addition of PCI in ASCs Mean for Hospitals?

09/04/2019

Marc Toth, ACA Cardiovascular, Tucson, Arizona

Marc Toth, ACA Cardiovascular, Tucson...

CMS has proposed adding 6 cardiac interventional procedures to the approved list for 2020.

CMS has proposed adding 6...

09/04/2019

Cath Lab Digest

At the Forefront

Standalone Cath Labs: Outpatient Coronary Angiography at Appalachian Cardiovascular Associates

03/06/2019

Cath Lab Digest talks with Sanjeev Saxena, MD, MBA, FACC, Appalachian Cardiovascular Associates, Fort Payne, Alabama.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Sanjeev Sa...

In the rural setting where I practice, there is only one hospital in the entire county. There is no other hospital within an hour’s drive to take my patients to and perform catheterizations that wouldn’t disrupt the patient flow in my clinic....

In the rural setting where I...

03/06/2019

Cath Lab Digest