Cath Lab Management

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Pushing the Limits on Same-Day Discharge: The Value Proposition of Same-Day Discharge in Patients Undergoing Complex PCI

11/03/2016

Amit P. Amin MD, MSc^1,2,3, Brandon Rahn, MHA², Samantha Miller, RN, BSN², Mary L. Caruso, RN², and Patricia Crimmins-Reda, RN, BSN^2,3

Amit P. Amin MD, MSc1,2,3, Brandon Ra...

In our ongoing effort to bring greater visibility and understanding to the growing economic opportunities transradial can afford when coupled with same-day discharge, we are pleased to introduce Dr. Amin’s original article. His article hits...

In our ongoing effort to bring...

11/03/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Reflections

November Accolades: Radiologic Technologist Week

11/02/2016

Amy Newell, Vice President, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Amy Newell, Vice President, Corazon, ...

National Radiologic Technology Week (NRTW, sponsored by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists) is an annual celebration during the week that includes November 8 to commemorate the discovery of the x-ray by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen...

National Radiologic Technology...

11/02/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Continuing Education

Macro-Environment Issues Drive Innovations for Service Line Introductions, Staff Recruitment, and Retention

11/02/2016

Keith R. Chamberlain, MBA, MA, Vice President of Education & CMO,
Healthworks, Inc., Douglassville, Pennsylvania

Keith R. Chamberlain, MBA, MA, Vice P...

The following real-world examples illustrate how progressive hospitals are leveraging their investment in training and education, detailing what some cardiovascular leaders have done to expand service lines, solve recruitment challenges, and...

The following real-world...

11/02/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

The FY 2017 Financial Future: How the Cath Lab Impacts the Hospital Bottom Line

10/08/2016

Kristin Truesdell, Manager, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Kristin Truesdell, Manager, Corazon, ...

The following summary provides a high-level look at the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2017 changes in terms of financial and quality standards. Understanding these updates can help hospital and program leaders, along with the cath lab staff, to...

The following summary provides a...

10/08/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Cath Lab Management

10/07/2016

Marsha Holton, CCRN, RCIS, FSICP, President, Cardiovascular Orientation Programs, Mechanicsville, Maryland

Marsha Holton, CCRN, RCIS, FSICP, Pre...

We have compiled an updated list of suggested practices, in an uncomplicated form, as an updated reference for invasive staff and institutions.

We have compiled an updated list...

10/07/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Transradial Patient Care Pathway: Optimizing a New Standard of Care in Your Cath Lab

10/06/2016

Terumo and MedAxiom are excited to announce a partnership focused on supporting cardiovascular groups in achieving the full clinical and operational benefits associated with transradial procedures. Combining Terumo’s expertise in transradial...

Terumo and MedAxiom are excited...

10/06/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology: Challenging Appropriate Attire in the Cath Lab Setting 2016

10/06/2016

Morton Kern, MD
Clinical Editor; Chief of Medicine,
Long Beach Veterans
Administration Health Care System, Long Beach, California;
Associate Chief Cardiology,
Professor of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, California
mortonkern2007@gmail.com

Morton Kern, MD Clinical Editor; Chie...

Leigh Brown, BSN, RN Clinical Manager, Electrophysiology and Cath Lab, Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, asks us, “What is appropriate attire in the cath lab setting?”

Leigh Brown, BSN, RN Clinical...

10/06/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor, Re: Time Out in the Cardiac Cath Lab at St. John Macomb Hospital

07/31/2016

Delia Gealer, RN, BSN
St. John Macomb Hospital
Warren, Michigan

Delia Gealer, RN, BSN St. John Macomb...

Our department was challenged on properly performed time outs. We struggled with obtaining all the staff’s attention during the time outs. [We] came up with the idea of incorporating the Tibetan gong in order to help ease the challenges of...

Our department was challenged on...

07/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology – Does Every Primary PCI Lab Need an Impella* (or Its Equivalent)?

07/26/2016

Compiled by Morton Kern with contributions from Steve Bailey, San Antonio, Texas; Peter Berger, New Hyde Park, New York; Jim Blankenship, Danville, Pennsylvania; Ted Feldman, Evanston, Illinois; David Kandzari, Atlanta, Georgia; Aaron Kaplan, Dartmouth, New Hampshire; Navin K. Kapur, Boston, Massachusetts; Ajay J. Kirtane, New York City, New York; Lloyd Klein, Chicago, Illinois; Jeffrey Moses, New York City, New York; Gurpreet Sandhu, Rochester, Minnesota; Gregg Stone, New York City, New York; George Vetrovec, Richmond, Virginia; Bonnie Weiner, Worchester, Massachusetts; Chris White, New Orleans, Louisiana [See contributor list at end].

*The Impella Left Ventricular Assist Device (Abiomed, Inc).

Compiled by Morton Kern with contribu...

In this “Conversation in Cardiology”, Dr. Ted Feldman from Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois, asks, “Is the availability of Impella a requirement for every STEMI [ST-elevation myocardial infarction] program (even in lower volume programs...

In this “Conversation in...

07/26/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Cath Lab Safety

Patient Safety in the Cath Lab: A Team Sport Part II of III

07/09/2016

Arnold Seto, MD, MPA, Chief, Cardiology, Long Beach VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California

Arnold Seto, MD, MPA, Chief, Cardiolo...

Healthcare is, like most complex human activities, a team sport. There are many aspects to effective teams including a common purpose, mutual respect, effective leadership and conflict resolution, good communication, situational awareness,...

Healthcare is, like most complex...

07/09/2016

Cath Lab Digest