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Cardiovascular Service Line

11/05/2019

Wayne W. Ruppert, CVT, CCCC, NRP, Cardiovascular Coordinator,

Cardiac Cath Lab, Bayfront Health Seven Rivers, Crystal River, Florida

Wayne W. Ruppert, CVT, CCCC, NRP, Car...
Accreditation is one of those rare things where all involved parties benefit: patients, hospitals, EMS, and the general public.
Accreditation is one of those rare things where all involved parties benefit: patients, hospitals, EMS, and the general public.
Accreditation is one of those...
11/05/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
11/05/2019

Ruben N. Filimonczuk, RCES, AS-PMD, Supervisor Invasive Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, Heart & Vascular Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina

Ruben N. Filimonczuk, RCES, AS-PMD, S...
No matter how skilled someone is, the wrong character and the wrong fit will eventually lead to issues.
No matter how skilled someone is, the wrong character and the wrong fit will eventually lead to issues.
No matter how skilled someone...
11/05/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
03/30/2019

Carol Wesley, Senior Consultant, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Carol Wesley, Senior Consultant, Cora...
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 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
01/31/2019

Amy Newell, Vice President, Kim Klima, Informatics Analyst, Corazon, Inc.

Amy Newell, Vice President, 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 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
01/31/2019

Michael R. Kendall, MD,1;  Stuart Swadron, MD2;  Leonardo C. Clavijo, MD, PhD1; Anilkumar K. Mehra, MD1;  Antotreas Hindoyan, MD1;  Ray V. Matthews, MD1;  David M. Shavelle, MD1

Michael R. Kendall, MD,1;  Stuart Swa...
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 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
11/27/2018

Morton J. Kern, MD, with commentary from Drs. Malcolm Bell, Rochester, Minnesota; Jim Blankenship, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Sam Butman, Cottonwood, Arizona; David J. Cohen, Kansas City, Missouri; Lloyd Klein, Chicago, Illinois, and Sonoma, California; Bernie Meier, Berne, Switzerland; Duane Pinto, Boston, Massachusetts; Jeffrey Popma, Boston, Massachusetts; Gurpreet Sandhu, Rochester, Minnesota; Habib Samady, Atlanta, Georgia; Sunil Rao, Raleigh, North Carolina; Arnold Seto, Long Beach, California; Pinak Shah, Boston, Massachusetts; Adhir Shroff, Chicago, Illinois; Molly Szerlip, Plano, Texas; James Tcheng, Raleigh, North Carolina; Paul Teirstein, La Jolla, California.

Morton J. Kern, MD, with commentary f...
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 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
11/04/2018

Amy Newell, Vice President, Corazon, Inc.

Amy Newell, Vice President, Corazon, ...
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 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
10/07/2018

Kristin Truesdell, Director, Business Consulting and Informatics, Corazon, Inc.

Kristin Truesdell, Director, Business...
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 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
09/03/2018

Matthew Paul Esham, Director, Business Intelligence, LUMEDX 

Susan Heilman, Senior Vice President, Corazon, Inc.

Matthew Paul Esham, Director, Busines...
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 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