Articles

Consulting

• At the Heart of the Game: Leadership and Governance for a Market Advantage
• Cardiac Cath Procedural Labs: Positioning Yourself for the Future
• Raising the Ante: Migrating to Multi-Use Interventional Space in the Development of Stroke Programming
• The FY 2022 Reimbursement Outlook: The Cath Lab Impact

Accreditation and Peer Review

• The Clinical Value of Accreditation as Proven Through Results
• An Essay on the History of Medical Peer Review in the United States

Consulting

• Evolution of Care Within the Ambulatory Surgery Center
• Leverage Resources to Integrate Planning Efforts for Cardiovascular and Neuroscience Programs
• The Rationale for a Chest Pain Center Approach
• Continuous Quality Improvement: Operational Drivers & Clinical Impact

Recruitment & Interim Management

• COVID’s Strain on Physician Collaboration and Communication: “Special Sauce Needed”

Consulting

• Cardiovascular Care Coordination Strategies and Their Effects on the Patient Experience
• Change and Challenge: Understanding the Finances of the Electrophysiology Lab
• ECMO Programs: A Financial Synopsis
• Electrophysiology Continues to Thrive in Labs with Off-Site Surgical Backup: Key Steps to Bring These Services to Your Lab
• Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers: A New Strategy for Cardiovascular Services?
• The Outcomes of Accreditation: A Snapshot of Program Improvements

Recruitment & Interim Management

• Interim Professionals: A Value Proposition

Consulting

• A Tribute to Dr. Thomas P. Wharton From the Corazon Team
• Accreditation as a Program Strategy: Understanding Options for Achieving Excellence
• Cardiac Cath Lab Performance: Strategies to Measure Up
• Curbing the Atrial Fibrillation Epidemic Using the A-Fib Clinic Model
• Engaging Your Docs: Strategies for Initial and Ongoing Retention of Key Physicians
• Gaining Efficiencies Through Parallel Program Management: Cardio and Neuro
• Planning for the Next Phase of Interventional Care: The Combined Interventional Platform
• The Future of Spine Care: Rethinking Collaboration Among Hospitals
• The Near-Term in Orthopedics, Neuroscience, & Spine: Innovations is Not Enough
• The Pendulum Swings Back for Cardiovascular Services

Recruitment & Interim Management

• An Invasive Disaster: A Cath Lab Without Leadership
• Interim Management: Long-Term Value from a Short-Term Placement

Consulting

• 4 Strategies to Prepare for Changes in Reimbursement
• A Tribute to PCI: Celebrating 40 Years and Counting!
• Balancing Act: Setting the Stage for Efficient Utilization of EP/Cardiac Cath Labs Now and Into the Future
• Episode Payment Models: Ensuring Readiness for Reimbursement Changes
• In the Unlikely Event: Optimal Care Strategies for Stroke in the Cath Lab
• Helping Your Hospital Help Your Practice
• Patient Navigation for Spine
• Reducing Readmissions and Optimizing Patient Outcomes with Transitional and Chronic Care Management Codes
• The Base of the Spine “Consultation Chain” – Primary Care Physicians
• The FY 2018 Reimbursement Outlook: The Cath Lab Impact
• What’s In and What’s Out for 2017? Rightsizing Cardiovascular Services
• Workgroups to Drive Sustainable Success: Preparing for the Evolution of Cardiac Bundles

IT Solutions

• Using Cutting-Edge Technology to Reinforce Best Practice Stroke Care: Real Results Demonstrate Success

Physician Practice & Alignment

• Physician/Hospital Alignment & Communications: Strategies to Ensure Collaboration
• Physician/Hospital Alignment Models: Strategies for Success

Recruitment & Interim Management

• A Vacancy as Opportunity: Interim Management or Permanent Placement as a Catalyst for Program Change
• Shifting Program Trends and the Impact on Recruitment: Compensation Survey Results for the CV Service Line

Consulting

• Bundled Payment for Total Joint Replacement
• Building a Bridge: EMS Relations as a Foundation for Rapid Stroke Care
• Cath Lab Dashboard Development: Identifying Metrics
• Enhancing Expertise in the Cath Lab: The Impact of the Clinical Ladder
• Establishing a Cardiovascular Institute: Foundational Elements
• Neuro Strategic Planning: Foundational Steps for a Worthwhile Effort
• Perspectives on PCI Program Accreditation in Pennsylvania: Value, Rationale, and Results
• Streamlining Spine Care for Improved Margins
• The Role of Program Personnel in Driving Quality Processes and Outcomes

Consulting

• A Look Ahead…Further Implementation of Healthcare Reform in 2015: Cardiac Cath Program Implications
• Driving Quality at the Service Line Level
• Facing Health Care Reform: Approaching Change with Optimism
• Heart Month and Beyond: Promoting Public Awareness of Heart Disease Risk Factors and Symptoms
• Orthopedic Implantable Devices: Overcoming Challenges for Program Improvement
• Radial Approach: Redefining Outpatient Care for Interventional Cardiology Patients
• Using Fiscal Data as a Foundation for Sound Decision-Making: A Case Study in Success

IT Solutions

• Using Technology to Reinforce Best Practice Care