Economics

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Physician/Hospital Alignment Models: Strategies for Success

07/30/2017

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

James Burns, Vice President, Corazon,...

All successful arrangements have one thing in common — they invest both time and energy in creating an arrangement that has real value to all participants … and one that is adaptable enough to remain relevant well into the future.

All successful arrangements have...

07/30/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Same-Day Discharge Greatly Impacts Cost to PCI

03/06/2017

Gary Clifton, Vice President, Terumo Business Edge, talks with Amit P. Amin, MD, MSc, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Center for Value and Innovation, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

Gary Clifton, Vice President, Terumo ...

Despite tremendous improvements in PCI devices, technology and pharmacotherapy, we have not yet streamlined care pathways to mirror these technological advancements. Thus, the current care pathways are leading to unnecessary high costs of...

Despite tremendous improvements...

03/06/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Reducing Readmissions and Optimizing Patient Outcomes With Transitional and Chronic Care Management Codes

03/05/2017

Katherine Kay Brown, Vice President, and Lorraine Buck, Director, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Katherine Kay Brown, Vice President, ...

HHI performs primary angioplasty without surgical backup. Our tertiary partner is located 20 minutes north and we have a transfer agreement with them to accept our patients. Corazon has found that acute care hospitals and health systems that...

HHI performs primary angioplasty...

03/05/2017

Cath Lab Digest

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Episode Payment Models: Ensuring Readiness for Reimbursement Changes

02/06/2017

Rhonda Somnitz, Consultant, Kristin Truesdell, Manager, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Rhonda Somnitz, Consultant, Kristin T...

This approach seems easy and effective in theory; however, the burden lies with the hospitals. Forming these collective relationships can play a pivotal role in cost reduction and payment distribution.

This approach seems easy and...

02/06/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Questions for the Valve Clinic Coordinator at UHS

06/07/2016

CLD talks with Kara Mucilli, RN, BSN, Valve Clinic Coordinator,
UHS Structural Heart and Valve Center, Johnson City, New York.

CLD talks with Kara Mucilli, RN, BSN,...

Being a valve clinic coordinator (VCC), you wear a multitude of hats; it is important that you are confident and comfortable in the realm of cardiology, and display a vast knowledge in the field. Patients ask a lot of questions and you are...

Being a valve clinic coordinator...

06/07/2016

Cath Lab Digest

TAVR at the UHS Structural Heart and Valve Center

06/07/2016

Cath Lab Digest talks with Alon Yarkoni, MD, FACC, Director, UHS Structural Heart and Valve Center, Johnson City, New York.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Alon Yarko...

Initially, we felt there was no way we could do this procedure within our current cath lab, expecting to have to wait to purchase a new camera and renovate the whole layout, which is a huge project. Yet we found we could use the lab we...

Initially, we felt there was no...

06/07/2016

Cath Lab Digest

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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

Recognizing the Clinical and Financial Value of Stroke Care

05/28/2015

Scott Bachik, Senior Vice President, and, Stacey Lang, Senior Vice President, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scott Bachik, Senior Vice President, ...

Many hospitals across the country treat stroke patients, but few have a full understanding of the financial impact that this patient population brings to the bottom line.

Many hospitals across the...

05/28/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Economics and Care

Switching From Eptifibatide to Tirofiban Use in ACS: Reducing Cost While Maintaining Quality of Care

02/26/2015

Cath Lab Digest talks with J. Brent Muhlestein, MD, FACC, Co-Director of Cardiology Research, Intermountain Health Care and Intermountain Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; Professor of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Cath Lab Digest talks with J. Brent M...

An emphasis on consensus and partnership allows Intermountain Health Care to unite under treatment guidelines, establish protocols, and save money, all while providing quality patient care.

An emphasis on consensus and...

02/26/2015

Cath Lab Digest