Cardiovascular Service Line

Cath Lab Management

Optimizing Your Cath Lab Activity Levels: Seven Deadly Sins in Cath Lab Operations Management

08/01/2017

Maartje E. Zonderland, PhD – Managing Consultant,
Integrated Health Solutions, Medtronic, Heerlen, Netherlands

Maartje E. Zonderland, PhD – Managing...

This article describes seven deadly sins related to cath lab operations management. Many cath labs globally suffer from most of these sins. For a medium-sized cath lab with four procedure rooms, the yearly potential loss is equivalent to...

This article describes seven...

08/01/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Bundled Payments are Gaining Momentum. Are You Ready?

07/10/2017

We are very pleased to host Dave Terry and Ryan Graver in this month’s article. Mr. Terry is a thought leader and frequent speaker on bundled payments and other payment reform initiatives, and is the Founder and CEO of Archway Health. Archway works with providers and payers to design and execute bundled payment programs and value-based specialty networks.

Ryan Graver is the President of MedAxiom Ventures. Mr. Graver brings more than two decades of diverse healthcare experience spanning multiple dimensions of care delivery, research, business development, and med-tech related strategy. He leads the Ventures division of MedAxiom, a network of nearly 400 cardiovascular programs nationally. Archway Health and MedAxiom are working with cardiovascular providers to prepare for and optimize performance around bundled payments.
— Gary Clifton, Vice President, Terumo Business Edge

We are very pleased to host Dave Terr...

Since 2011 we have seen Medicare launch six bundled payment programs. …As 2016 ended, we began to see evidence of the effectiveness of bundled payments.

Since 2011 we have seen Medicare...

07/10/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

How Does Your Cath Lab Stack Up?

02/07/2017

Gary Clifton, Vice President, Terumo Business Edge

Gary Clifton, Vice President, Terumo ...

In this month’s article, we call on our colleagues at MedAxiom to share their findings from the 2016 Cath Lab Survey. The survey results demonstrate some very compelling findings that correlate closely to the observations seen in assessments...

In this month’s article, we call...

02/07/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Cardiac Bundles — What Are the Implications?

01/10/2017

Terumo Business Edge

In my interview with Ryan Graver, President of MedAxiom Ventures, we discuss some of the challenges and opportunities that will be facing many cardiac programs, but also look to the future, and how embracing and possibly expanding the...

In my interview with Ryan...

01/10/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Initial Experience With a Redesigned Care Pathway

12/08/2016

Mark C. Bieniarz, MD, FACC, New Mexico Heart Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Anne Beekman, RN, Vice President, Consulting, MedAxiom Consulting, Neptune Beach, Florida

Mark C. Bieniarz, MD, FACC, New Mexic...

The goal is to move beyond traditional process improvement events, and fully develop the entire care continuum and care team that supports the patient. The leadership and team at Lovelace provide a worthy example of how a radial pathway...

The goal is to move beyond...

12/08/2016

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 Changing Face of the Cardiac Cath Lab: Past, Present, and Future Technology

07/31/2016

Susan Heck, Senior Vice President, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Susan Heck, Senior Vice President, Co...

Today’s product ads targeted to the baby boomer generation are lauding the transformative process of aging, implying that older can be better. If we think about how the field of invasive cardiology has matured, we can indeed see significant...

Today’s product ads targeted to...

07/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Cath Lab Dashboard Development: Identifying Metrics

03/04/2016

Lorraine Buck, Director, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Lorraine Buck, Director, Corazon, Inc...

When defining metrics, a collaborative process to determine priorities for the dashboard effort is key. How data will be obtained, who will collect it, and what the information will be used for are all very important questions to answer at...

When defining metrics, a...

03/04/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

The FY 2016 Financial Future: How the Cath Lab Impacts the Hospital Bottom Line

10/05/2015

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

Kristin Truesdell, Decision Support M...

We provide a high-level look at the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2016 changes in terms of financial and quality standards. Understanding these updates can help hospital and program leaders, along with the cath lab staff, to be aware of new...

We provide a high-level look at...

10/05/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Coronary Stenting as a Model of Disruptive Technology in CV Care…With More Disruption to Come

08/01/2015

Marsha Knapik, RN, MSN, Director, Corazon Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Marsha Knapik, RN, MSN, Director, Cor...

The real challenge is how to adapt these new technologies into day-to-day work while watching the horizon to see which new technology will emerge as the next great “disrupter” in cardiovascular care.

The real challenge is how to...

08/01/2015

Cath Lab Digest