Volume 23 - Issue 9 - September 2015

Seven Deadly Sins in Cath Lab Material Management

09/07/2015

Fixing shortcomings results in reduced inventory levels, lower product waste levels, less firefighting, improved staff satisfaction, more mature processes, system-supported product traceability, and ultimately more clinical time for patients.

Fixing shortcomings results in...

09/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Attacking the Crux of the Health Care Cost Crisis

09/07/2015

James Montgomery , MPH;

The key factor driving waste within the delivery system is the slow adoption of new medical knowledge that could improve outcomes, and reduce risks and (importantly) costs. This is the front line in the battle defining our healthcare future.

The key factor driving waste...

09/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Innovation

What Can Happen When Clinicians and Medical Engineers Get Together?

09/07/2015

Matt Lazenby ;

Mark W.I. Webster , MD, MBChB;

Medical product development and manufacturing companies are always looking for novel, clinician-led product ideas. The ideas described here are all low-tech solutions that improve work flow and address real user needs.

Medical product development and...

09/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Conversations in Cardiology: Should We Use Micropuncture Technique for Pericardiocentesis?

09/07/2015

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Fred Resnick ;

Andrew Doorey ;

Andrew D. Michaels , MD, MAS;

Arnold H. Seto , MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI;

Navin Kumar Kapur , MD;

Zoltan G. Turi , MD;

Jeffrey Marshall ;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Dr. Andrew Michaels asks whether his practice of moving to micropuncture needle technique for pericardiocentesis is also being employed across the nation.

Dr. Andrew Michaels asks whether...

09/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Department

SICP Section

Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist Scope of Practice

09/07/2015

Lakeish Conley , MD;

The Electrophysiology Cardiovascular Professional demonstrates the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform these functions, which may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following.

The Electrophysiology...

09/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Column

Cath Lab Management

Competencies: See One, Do One, Teach One. Is This Best Practice?

09/07/2015

Adele Serio , MSN, RN, RCIS;

Cynthia Grush , BSN, RN;

It is through years of frustration and inability to maintain optimal employee skills in all service lines that a successful competency program was developed.

It is through years of...

09/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report

Saddle Embolus and Right Atrial Clot: Using Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Management of Massive Pulmonary Emboli

09/07/2015

Osama Qaqi , MD;

Mahir D. Elder , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, FCCP, RPVI;

Roba S. Alhasan , MD;

Ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thromobolysis was seen as the safest therapeutic modality given patient’s increased morbidity and mortality in the event of bleeding.

Ultrasound-assisted...

09/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest

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RN Registered Nurse Cath Lab

Cardiac EP Technician or RN

Excellent Podiatry Practice for Sale

Editorial Staff

Clinical Editor
Morton Kern, MD

Executive Editor
Laurie Gustafson

Managing Editor
Rebecca Kapur

Production Manager
Elizabeth Vasil

Editorial Correspondence

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