Same-day discharge

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Same-Day Discharge is a Universal Need to Manage Healthcare Costs and Access

09/05/2019

I invited and had participation from all cardiologists in designing the same-day discharge process. This allowed us to grow a same-day discharge pathway for PCI and devices. The Heart Team Mexico used the SCAI guidelines to create and support...

I invited and had participation...

09/05/2019

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The Missed Opportunity of Same-Day Discharge in the United States

11/05/2018

This is a strong point of the study — that it shows the potential safety in discharging elective PCI patients at least 45-50% of the time, because some hospitals are doing it safely, while other hospitals are lagging behind.

This is a strong point of the...

11/05/2018

Cath Lab Digest

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SCAI Expert Consensus Document Supports Decreased Length of Stay for PCI

05/29/2018

We are joined this month by Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, Chief, Cardiology, Long Beach VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California. Dr. Seto was the chair of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) writing committee...

We are joined this month by...

05/29/2018

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Should Your Program Be Considering Same-Day PCI Discharge From a Dedicated Lounge?

05/06/2018

This month, we are joined by John Wang, MD, MSc, FACC, FSCAI, Chief of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, and Cheryl Lunnen, Regional Vice President, MedStar Heart & Vascular...

This month, we are joined by...

05/06/2018

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Clinical and Discharge Management of the Transradial PCI Patient

11/05/2017

Amit P. Amin , MD, MSc, MS, MBA;

Duane S. Pinto , MD, MPH;

William A. Rollefson , MD, FACC;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Gary Clifton ;

We reached out to Dr. Amin this month and asked him to consult with his colleagues about their opinions and clinical practices centered around same-day discharge and the complexity of procedures.

We reached out to Dr. Amin this...

11/05/2017

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You are Leaving Money on the Table by Admitting Low-Risk PCIs

10/04/2017

Larry Sobal ;

Nicole Knight ;

Gary Clifton ;

Larry Sobal, MedAxiom Executive Vice President, and Nicole Knight, Director, Revenue Cycle Solutions, MedAxiom Consulting, share their qualified and experienced views and observations regarding what has become a contentious and incomplete...

Larry Sobal, MedAxiom Executive...

10/04/2017

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Same-Day Discharge: Requirement or Nice to Have?

09/04/2017

Gary Clifton ;

Numerous single-center studies and meta-analyses have been published over the past several years that speak to the feasibility of performing SDD discharge for the uncomplicated percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Numerous single-center studies...

09/04/2017

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Same-Day Discharge After PCI

04/30/2017

Ramesh Mazhari , MD;

Gary Clifton ;

In patients who had a successful PCI with optimal result, a transradial approach and same-day discharge is an option that is safer and more pleasant for the patients, and one that saves the healthcare system a great deal of money.

In patients who had a successful...

04/30/2017

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Same-Day Discharge or Overnight Stay After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Comparison of Net Adverse Cardiovascular Events

08/06/2014

Francisco O. Nascimento , MD;

Alexandre Benjo , MD;

Ildefonso Mas Jr., MD;

Carlos Podesta , MD;

Todd B. Heimowitz , DO;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Andres M. Pineda , MD;

Nirat Beohar , MD;

Data of same-day discharge and overnight-stay patients undergoing elective PCI in a high-volume center were compared. We specifically evaluated the incidence of net adverse cardiovascular events (NACE; ie, death, myocardial infarction,...

Data of same-day discharge and...

08/06/2014

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