Cardiovascular Service Line

Four strategies can be employed or improved upon across operations to ultimately enhance the patient experience, and these include optimization of care and access, the delivery of seamless clinical coordination, care standardization, and data...

Four strategies can be employed...

03/30/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

The Outcomes of Accreditation: A Snapshot of Program Improvements

01/31/2019

Amy J. Newell , RT(R);

Kim Klima ;

Gaining momentum as a differentiator, formal accreditation of either the service line or specific procedural components within cardiovascular, such as cardiac intervention, electrophysiology, peripheral vascular procedures, etc., can position...

Gaining momentum as a...

01/31/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Use of the STEMI Team for Treatment of Patients With Pulmonary Embolism: A Pilot Study

01/31/2019

Leonardo C. Clavijo , MD, PhD;

Ray V. Matthews , MD;

Stuart Swadron , MD;

David M. Shavelle , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Michael R. Kendall , MD;

Anilkumar K. Mehra , MD;

Antotreas Hindoyan , MD;

The aim of the Code PE protocol was to: (1) rapidly identify patients with massive and submassive PE; and (2) triage appropriate patients directly to the CCL for endovascular treatment.

The aim of the Code PE protocol...

01/31/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology: Same-Day Discharge for Elective PCI — Ready for Prime Time

11/27/2018

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

Malcolm R. Bell , MD;

Jim Blankenship , MD;

Duane S. Pinto , MD, MPH;

Pinak Bipin Shah ;

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

James E. Tcheng , MD;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

Adhir R. Shroff , MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI;

Habib Samady , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Jeffrey J. Popma , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

Molly Szerlip , MD, FACP;

Arnold H. Seto , MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI;

I asked for words of wisdom from our cath lab expert group regarding their experience with same-day discharge at their center. What are the obstacles to SDD? Who are the champions and why are we not doing it more?

I asked for words of wisdom from...

11/27/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Accreditation as Program Strategy: Understanding Options for Achieving Excellence

11/04/2018

Amy J. Newell , RT(R);

Given the rapidly evolving healthcare reimbursement landscape, the question is no longer “if” accreditation of clinical programs will be required, but rather, “when.” The sooner this effort is launched, the sooner improvements will be...

Given the rapidly evolving...

11/04/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

The FY2019 Reimbursement Impact in the Cath Lab

10/07/2018

Kristin Truesdell ;

The following summary provides a high-level look at the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2019 changes in terms of financial and quality standards.

The following summary provides a...

10/07/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Using Integrated Clinical and Financial Analytics to Drive Change

09/03/2018

Matthew Paul Esham ;

Susan Heilman ;

The amount of data required to manage an invasive cardiology department continues to grow in both scale and complexity. Corazon believes it is no longer sufficient to track volumes while relying on months-old registry reports to measure...

The amount of data required to...

09/03/2018

Cath Lab Digest