From the Experts

Budget Players A sound budget is crucial to having a successful program. Let’s review some of the issues that a research manager may encounter. Several players influence the budget. These are the physician investigator, the study sponsor and...

Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) comprises fifteen hospitals and is one of the nation’s largest publicly owned hospital systems. Carolinas Medical Center has been named one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for the past...

There has been an overabundance of studies on the healthcare staff shortage and its causes. Current trends in staff shortages are shown in Figures 1 and 2. There are many other factors contributing to the cardiovascular staff shortage,...

Initially, the cath lab’s Calysto Series IV system (Witt Biomedical, Melbourne, FL) was used exclusively for physiomonitoring procedural notes and supply tracking in the cath lab control rooms, as well as patient assessment and nurse charting...

The workforce shortage in healthcare, and specifically, hospitals today, is a burning issue on the minds of many healthcare leaders. Currently, many people are not entering into a career in healthcare or are leaving the healthcare industry....

A nurse practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse with advanced academic and clinical experience, who provides health care in an expanded specialty role. Nurse practitioners fall under the umbrella term of physician extender, mid-level...

Since 2001, Bethesda North’s Cardiac Program has experienced a 14% increase in cath volume and a 46% increase in PTCI volume. The hospital is seeking to become a trauma facility, which will significantly increase the acuity of patients...

Growth and Changes Since 2000 The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), a family of health care databases, developed through a federal, state and industry partnership and sponsored by The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality...