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Drug-eluting stent procedure payment, total impact decreased by up to -3% (the original proposed was -33%) (DRG, 558) Cardiac Defibrillator implant W/O cardiac cath, total impact decreased by 9.6% (DRG515) Chest Pain, total impact...

Let's take a nostalgic trip down memory lane. If you are old enough to remember the equipment discussed here, you are probably a baby boomer; if not, consider this both a history lesson and a peek ahead into the future. As the old saying...

Let's take a nostalgic trip down memory lane. If you are old enough to remember the equipment discussed here, you are probably a baby boomer; if not, consider this both a history lesson and a peek ahead into the future. As the old saying...

(Thank you to Roberta Sparks of Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Illinois, for last month’s discussion group question, below). I am doing research on the actual daily operations of a cath lab: 1. What are normal hours of...

On Call Definition: Is there a concrete definition of on call? Isn’t it for emergencies after hours? Our lab expects the staff to stay late to finish any elective cases without question. This sounds more like mandatory OT to me. Especially...

Definitions: Team\ tem \ n 1: two or more draft animals harnessed to the same vehicle or implement (OK, we all work in healthcare; please disregard THIS definition, especially anyone who is an administrator!) 2: two or more individuals...