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Re: CLD Feb 2013 article “On-Call Scheduling – Trying for Equity”

07/01/2015

(Article by Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, Manager, Cardiac Cath Lab, Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina)

Available online at http://www.cathlabdigest.com/articles/Call-Scheduling-%E2%80%93-Trying-Equity/

Article PDF available for download.

(Article by Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, ...

The smaller the number of your staff, the more critical adequate staffing becomes. Your need for call coverage makes advance planning all the more important.

The smaller the number of your...

07/01/2015

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Case Study: Cardiac Rhythm Management Purchasing

05/28/2015

John Carroll, CEO, Cardiac Partners, Tucson, Arizona

John Carroll, CEO, Cardiac Partners, ...

This article will review some circumstances unique to the CRM market and will provide a case study of one facility’s successful approach to CRM contracting.

This article will review some...

05/28/2015

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Saint Agnes Medical Center Improves Cardiovascular Workflow with the Philips Xper Flex Cardio with Xper IM

04/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest talks with Katherine McCardell, RN, Heart & Vascular Services Director, and Mike Colgate, RCIS, MPH, Lead Cardiovascular Technologist, Cardiac Cath Lab/EP, Saint Agnes Medical Center, Fresno, California.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Katherine ...

With Xper IM, we have greatly increased our ability to data mine, query, and trend and track cases. This has proven valuable for management as well as physicians.

With Xper IM, we have greatly...

04/03/2015

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Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Increasing Access to PCI: The Road to Accreditation

11/05/2014

Ross Swanson, Executive Vice President, Amy Newell, Vice President, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Ross Swanson, Executive Vice Presiden...

As the next wave of Pennsylvania hospitals receiving Corazon accreditation for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with off-site open-heart surgery (OHS) await final notifications from the state, we begin to reflect on “how did we get...

As the next wave of Pennsylvania...

11/05/2014

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TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital’s Cath Lab LEAN Throughput Project

09/02/2014

Jean Ackner, MSOL, Manager Cardiovascular Services, and Beth Solomon, MSW, MBA, Performance Improvement Consultant, TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio

Jean Ackner, MSOL, Manager Cardiovasc...

The cath lab department was going through some challenges. Revenues and productivity were deceasing. Overtime costs were increasing, and staff morale was very poor. Most important was that the patient satisfaction had dropped significantly....

The cath lab department was...

09/02/2014

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