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Coding and Billing
ICD-10 Challenges in the Cath Lab
04/30/2015

Anne M. Pavlik, RHIT, Amphion Medical Solutions, Madison, Wisconsin

Anne M. Pavlik, RHIT, Amphion Medical...
Without a doubt, the ICD-10-PCS transition will create a myriad of challenges for coding within the cath lab and throughout the healthcare industry.
Without a doubt, the ICD-10-PCS transition will create a myriad of challenges for coding within the cath lab and throughout the healthcare industry.
Without a doubt, the ICD-10-PCS...
04/30/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
How to Find and Train Inexperienced Staff to Work in the Cardiac Cath Lab
04/30/2015

Michael Robbins, BSN, RN-BC, Clinical Nurse Educator, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, Florida

Michael Robbins, BSN, RN-BC, Clinical...
Sounds pretty easy, right? In reality, it is a very difficult task to find and train inexperienced staff to work in the cardiac cath lab.  
Sounds pretty easy, right? In reality, it is a very difficult task to find and train inexperienced staff to work in the cardiac cath lab.  
Sounds pretty easy, right? In...
04/30/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Systems
Saint Agnes Medical Center Improves Cardiovascular Workflow with the Philips Xper Flex Cardio with Xper IM
04/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest talks with Katherine McCardell, RN, Heart & Vascular Services Director, and Mike Colgate, RCIS, MPH, Lead Cardiovascular Technologist, Cardiac Cath Lab/EP, Saint Agnes Medical Center, Fresno, California. 

Cath Lab Digest talks with Katherine ...
With Xper IM, we have greatly increased our ability to data mine, query, and trend and track cases. This has proven valuable for management as well as physicians.
With Xper IM, we have greatly increased our ability to data mine, query, and trend and track cases. This has proven valuable for management as well as physicians.
With Xper IM, we have greatly...
04/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
The Art of Leadership
04/03/2015

Dona M. Hoffman, RN, BSN, MHA, BC-NE, Manager Invasive & Noninvasive Cardiac Services and Interventional Radiology, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, Illinois

Dona M. Hoffman, RN, BSN, MHA, BC-NE,...
Although leaders must meet budgets and address fiscal imperatives, the art of leadership is ultimately about positively impacting others, which in turn has the potential to positively impact healthcare outcomes.
Although leaders must meet budgets and address fiscal imperatives, the art of leadership is ultimately about positively impacting others, which in turn has the potential to positively impact healthcare outcomes.
Although leaders must meet...
04/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
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 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 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
Meeting Update
VEITHSymposium — Minimizing CIN in Peripheral Interventions
02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest talks with:

Jonathan R. Boyle, MD, on minimizing contrast-induced nephropathy in peripheral interventions;

Cath Lab Digest talks with: Jonathan...
 My interest in CIN began about 12 years ago, partly driven by a patient who presented with an ischemic leg as the result of an embolization from an aneurysm.
 My interest in CIN began about 12 years ago, partly driven by a patient who presented with an ischemic leg as the result of an embolization from an aneurysm.
 My interest in CIN began about...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Treatment of Coronary and Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusions Using a Unique Super Support Catheter
02/03/2015

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Florida, with cases by Zaheed Tai, DO, FACC, FSCAI, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida and Kaylan K. Veerina MD, Opelousas General Health System, Opelousas, Louisiana

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Fl...
I. A coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) case performed by Zaheed Tai, DO. A 74-year-old female presents with a history of multi-vessel coronary artery disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and renal insufficiency.
I. A coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) case performed by Zaheed Tai, DO. A 74-year-old female presents with a history of multi-vessel coronary artery disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and renal insufficiency.
I. A coronary chronic...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Heart Month & Beyond: Promoting Public Awareness of Heart Disease Risk Factors & Symptoms
02/03/2015

Amy Newell, Vice President, Corazon, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 
Amy Newell, Vice President, Corazon, ...
Every year, the month of February is an exciting time for cardiac programs across the country – it is National Heart Month, and also the traditional time for “Go Red for Women” recognition. These efforts across the country are aimed at...
Every year, the month of February is an exciting time for cardiac programs across the country – it is National Heart Month, and also the traditional time for “Go Red for Women” recognition. These efforts across the country are aimed at...
Every year, the month of...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
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 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
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