Carol Wesley, MSN, MHA, RN

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

Cardiovascular Care Coordination Strategies and Their Effects on the Patient Experience

03/30/2019

Four strategies can be employed or improved upon across operations to ultimately enhance the patient experience, and these include optimization of care and access, the delivery of seamless clinical coordination, care standardization, and data...

Four strategies can be employed...

03/30/2019

Cath Lab Digest

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Cost-Benefit Analysis and Cost-Cutting Strategies That Deliver in the EP Lab

04/03/2021

Carol Wesley , MSN, MHA, RN;

Electrophysiology (EP) represents not only one of the fastest growing disciplines, but one of the costliest due to the rapid advancements in technology.1 Shifts in economics, shrinking Medicare reimbursement, and the high costs of new...

Electrophysiology (EP)...

04/03/2021

EP Lab Digest

Change and Challenge: Understanding the Finances of the Electrophysiology Lab

10/02/2019

Carol Wesley , MSN, MHA, RN;

While these fast-developing advances in technology often support high-quality cardiovascular care and have value for improving clinical outcomes or reducing procedural time, they come with high costs, both fixed and variable.

While these fast-developing...

10/02/2019

EP Lab Digest

Your Path to Success: Expert Advice

The Rationale for a Chest Pain Center Approach

11/04/2020

Carol Wesley , MSN, MHA, RN;

The concept of the chest pain center (CPC) has grown since its inception in the 1990s. This concept is no longer just another marketing effort to draw patients into the emergency department, but rather a new way to organize and manage care...

The concept of the chest pain...

11/04/2020

Cath Lab Digest

Cath Lab Management

Is Your Cath Lab Offering Comprehensive Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation?

07/02/2024

Carol Wesley , MSN, MHA, RN;

The reimbursement landscape for left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) procedures can vary based on factors such as the specific procedure performed, the patient’s insurance coverage, the provider’s location, and the payer mix. It is...

The reimbursement landscape for...

07/02/2024

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Program Success: Expert Advice

Taking Your Heart Failure Program to the Next Level

07/05/2022

Carol Wesley , MSN, MHA, RN;

Heart failure remains a major clinical and public health problem across the United States. Heart disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity, as well as a primary driver of health care resource use, and heart failure (one of the...

Heart failure remains a major...

07/05/2022

Cath Lab Digest