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From the Experts

07/10/2017

Matheen A. Khuddus, MD, FACC, FSCAI
The Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Gainesville, Florida

Matheen A. Khuddus, MD, FACC, FSCAI T...
Although hospital systems are quick to embrace the transradial approach due to its proven cost savings, improved outcomes, and an increase in same-day discharge, only a few have dedicated the resources to streamlining recovery post-TRA...
Although hospital systems are quick to embrace the transradial approach due to its proven cost savings, improved outcomes, and an increase in same-day discharge, only a few have dedicated the resources to streamlining recovery post-TRA...
Although hospital systems are...
07/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
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 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
Freestanding Cath Lab
07/09/2017

Marc Toth, CMAA, ACA Cardiovascular, Tucson, Arizona, and 
Robert Zasa, MSHHA, FACMPE, ASD Management, Incline Village, Nevada

This article is adapted from http://www.acacardiovascular.com/posts/.

Marc Toth, CMAA, ACA Cardiovascular, ...
With proper planning, a pre-development strategy, and a solid business plan, the Ambulatory CardioVascular Center is the next wave of delivering high-quality, efficient, endovascular, cardiology, and dialysis vascular access therapy to...
With proper planning, a pre-development strategy, and a solid business plan, the Ambulatory CardioVascular Center is the next wave of delivering high-quality, efficient, endovascular, cardiology, and dialysis vascular access therapy to...
With proper planning, a...
07/09/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
06/06/2017

Stacey Lang, Vice President, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 

Stacey Lang, Vice President, Corazon,...
While no strategy can be successfully implemented without the involvement and commitment of all involved, there is perhaps no more important partnership for achieving success in healthcare today than that of physician and hospital.While no...
While no strategy can be successfully implemented without the involvement and commitment of all involved, there is perhaps no more important partnership for achieving success in healthcare today than that of physician and hospital.While no...
While no strategy can be...
06/06/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
04/26/2017

Mona Steinbeiser, Consultant, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 

Mona Steinbeiser, Consultant, Corazon...
Statistics show that, although rare, strokes do occur in the cardiac cath lab, making it necessary for the staff to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke, along with knowing the immediate actions to take in order to prevent...
Statistics show that, although rare, strokes do occur in the cardiac cath lab, making it necessary for the staff to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke, along with knowing the immediate actions to take in order to prevent...
Statistics show that, although...
04/26/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Corner
04/10/2017

Cath Lab Digest talks with Ryan D. Madder, MD, FACC, and Mike Oostdyk, Lead Technologist, Kresge Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory, Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Ryan D. Ma...
If you can perform a PCI procedure sitting in a cockpit a few feet from the patient, then there is really no reason you couldn’t increase that distance using modern technology. 
If you can perform a PCI procedure sitting in a cockpit a few feet from the patient, then there is really no reason you couldn’t increase that distance using modern technology. 
If you can perform a PCI...
04/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
04/10/2017

CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan.   

Dr. Mustapha interviews Steven Kum, MBBS, FRCS, Novena Vascular & Varicose Vein Centre, Mount Elizabeth Hospital; Director of Vascular Services, Department of Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.

CLI Perspectives is headed by section...
Dr. Steven Kum of Singapore believes that patients with end-stage disease can still benefit from a unique procedure called arterial venous flow reversal. Dr. Kum, a vascular surgeon, developed an endovascular procedure to not only create the...
Dr. Steven Kum of Singapore believes that patients with end-stage disease can still benefit from a unique procedure called arterial venous flow reversal. Dr. Kum, a vascular surgeon, developed an endovascular procedure to not only create the...
Dr. Steven Kum of Singapore...
04/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
04/10/2017

Gina Donnelly, Director, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 

Gina Donnelly, Director, Corazon, Inc...
Corazon has long advocated the incorporation of a service line approach into a specialty program as a means to enhance clinical outcomes, improve financial performance, streamline operations, and differentiate a hospital with a competitive...
Corazon has long advocated the incorporation of a service line approach into a specialty program as a means to enhance clinical outcomes, improve financial performance, streamline operations, and differentiate a hospital with a competitive...
Corazon has long advocated the...
04/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Conference Insights
03/06/2017

Cath Lab Digest talks with Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, PhD, FRACS, 
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of New South Wales; 
Vascular Surgeon, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

From the VEITH Symposium, November 15-19, 2016, New York, New York. 

Cath Lab Digest talks with Ramon L. V...
This was a first-in-human study. We began working with this new investigational device approximately four years ago. The study itself was a single-center study and is a prospective cohort that we have been performing for slightly less than...
This was a first-in-human study. We began working with this new investigational device approximately four years ago. The study itself was a single-center study and is a prospective cohort that we have been performing for slightly less than...
This was a first-in-human study....
03/06/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
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 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

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