Cardiovascular Service Line

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Does Vascular Remain an Untapped Market?

07/01/2015

David Fuller, Senior Vice President, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

David Fuller, Senior Vice President, ...

The prospect of linking vascular program structure with the more fully developed cardiac service line can bring great value to both the program and the patient.

The prospect of linking vascular...

07/01/2015

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Hospital and Cardiologist Alignment: What’s Next? Making a Case for the Cath Lab Purchased Services Agreement (PSA)

04/30/2015

John Carroll, CEO, Cardiac Partners, Tucson, Arizona

John Carroll, CEO, Cardiac Partners, ...

Adopting a dyad structure to manage their cardiovascular service line may be the best option for providers, especially for the high-cost cardiac cath lab.

Adopting a dyad structure to...

04/30/2015

Cath Lab Digest

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The Radial Approach: Redefining Outpatient Care for Interventional Cardiology Patients

04/03/2015

James Burns, Vice President, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

James Burns, Vice President, Corazon,...

Programs are quick to discover that with minimal investment and process redesign, a completely new experience for invasive and interventional cardiology patients can be achieved with the opening of a radial recovery lounge or CAR (Cardiology...

Programs are quick to discover...

04/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Facing Health Care Reform: Approaching Change with Optimism

02/26/2015

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

Susan N. Heck, Senior Vice President,...

For cardiovascular (CV) program administrators, there are three particular areas of regulatory change that may significantly impact program performance and overall organizational success: value-based purchasing, 30-day readmission penalties,...

For cardiovascular (CV) program...

02/26/2015

Cath Lab Digest

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A Look Ahead… Further Implementation of Healthcare Reform in 2015: Cardiac Cath Program Implications

01/13/2015

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

Ross Swanson, Executive Vice Presiden...

It has become quite apparent that the impact of national healthcare reform is going to be broadly felt across hospital departments, and the confines of the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) are no exception.

It has become quite apparent...

01/13/2015

Cath Lab Digest

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Successful Cardiologist Recruitment and Retention: Overcoming the Workforce Shortage

12/05/2014

Jessica Barrick, Senior Recruiter, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jessica Barrick, Senior Recruiter, Co...

The recruitment of expertly trained specialty physicians to a new or growing hospital-based program or practice is critical in order to compete in today’s healthcare marketplace.

The recruitment of expertly...

12/05/2014

Cath Lab Digest