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Perspectives on ACE Reaccreditation: The Interventional Cardiologist’s View
07/01/2015

An interview with A. Thomas Siachos, MD, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Greenville, South Carolina.

An interview with A. Thomas Siachos, ...
Having gone through our first ACE accreditation in 2011, we knew we could rely on ACE external reviewers to provide recommendations on areas where we could improve the quality of care in the cath lab. We also knew to expect feedback on what...
Having gone through our first ACE accreditation in 2011, we knew we could rely on ACE external reviewers to provide recommendations on areas where we could improve the quality of care in the cath lab. We also knew to expect feedback on what...
Having gone through our first...
07/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
Post Procedure Groin Complications: An Overview of Clinical Responsibility, Documentation, and Legal Considerations
07/01/2015

Clifford L. DeBruce, Cardiac Cath Lab RN, LNC, Kingwood Medical Center, Kingwood, Texas

Clifford L. DeBruce, Cardiac Cath Lab...
As a legal nurse consultant, I’ve had the opportunity to work on some cases involving post procedure cath lab deaths resulting from groin complications.  Reviewing cases from a legal standpoint, I’ve noted some disturbing trends and gaps in...
As a legal nurse consultant, I’ve had the opportunity to work on some cases involving post procedure cath lab deaths resulting from groin complications.  Reviewing cases from a legal standpoint, I’ve noted some disturbing trends and gaps in...
As a legal nurse consultant,...
07/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
Developing and Implementing a Medical Railroad Map in the Cardiology Department
07/01/2015

Pieter S. Stepaniak, PhD, Director Operating Rooms, Alex Laurenssen, Director Catheterization Laboratory, Timothy A. Simmers, MD, PhD, Cardiologist Catheterization Laboratory, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Pieter S. Stepaniak, PhD, Director Op...
From 2013-2015, we improved the efficiency of the cath labs dramatically, reducing turnover times by 50% and increasing utilization rates by 7%, up to 94%.
From 2013-2015, we improved the efficiency of the cath labs dramatically, reducing turnover times by 50% and increasing utilization rates by 7%, up to 94%.
From 2013-2015, we improved the...
07/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Reader-Author Exchange
Re: CLD Feb 2013 article “On-Call Scheduling – Trying for Equity”
07/01/2015

(Article by Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, Manager, Cardiac Cath Lab, Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina)

Available online at http://www.cathlabdigest.com/articles/Call-Scheduling-%E2%80%93-Trying-Equity/

Article PDF available for download.

(Article by Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, ...
The smaller the number of your staff, the more critical adequate staffing becomes. Your need for call coverage makes advance planning all the more important.  
The smaller the number of your staff, the more critical adequate staffing becomes. Your need for call coverage makes advance planning all the more important.  
The smaller the number of your...
07/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Hemodynamics for Diagnosis and Treatment
07/01/2015

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

J.A. Mustapha, MD, talks with George Adams, MD, Director of Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular Research, Rex Hospital, Raleigh, North Carolina.

CLI Perspectives is headed by section...
This month, Dr. George Adams shares his experience and his personal interpretations of CLI hemodynamics in his daily practice.
This month, Dr. George Adams shares his experience and his personal interpretations of CLI hemodynamics in his daily practice.
This month, Dr. George Adams...
07/01/2015
Cath Lab Digest
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 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
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
Utilizing Rapid Response Nurses in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
05/28/2015

Laura Schiff, MSN, RN-BC, Charge Nurse, Cardiac Cath Lab, Enloe Medical Center, Chico, California

Laura Schiff, MSN, RN-BC, Charge Nurs...
During the middle of the night and on weekends, we have very critical patients who don’t quite require a full code team, but who would benefit from another cath lab RN. 
During the middle of the night and on weekends, we have very critical patients who don’t quite require a full code team, but who would benefit from another cath lab RN. 
During the middle of the night...
05/28/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
Case Study: Cardiac Rhythm Management Purchasing
05/28/2015

John Carroll, CEO, Cardiac Partners, Tucson, Arizona

John Carroll, CEO, Cardiac Partners, ...
This article will review some circumstances unique to the CRM market and will provide a case study of one facility’s successful approach to CRM contracting. 
This article will review some circumstances unique to the CRM market and will provide a case study of one facility’s successful approach to CRM contracting. 
This article will review some...
05/28/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
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 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
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
A Newly Demonstrated Safe Approach: The Rationale for Intravenous rtPA Used in Acute Stroke Patients with an NIHSS of 5 or Less
04/30/2015

Rhonda Long, Director, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Rhonda Long, Director, Corazon, Inc.,...
As catheterization procedural volumes increase and the population ages, Corazon believes that preparation in the cath lab for an increased frequency of stroke is warranted.
As catheterization procedural volumes increase and the population ages, Corazon believes that preparation in the cath lab for an increased frequency of stroke is warranted.
As catheterization procedural...
04/30/2015
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