September is recognized as Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month. PAD, a circulatory condition that affects an estimated 8.5 million in the U.S., is often an underdiagnosed condition. However, through early detection/screening this condition can be treated when appropriately indicated through Peripheral Vascular Intervention (PVI). Peer Review is one way to ensure patient care and safety for appropriate diagnosis and treatment options. Safeguarding the patients involves the impartia...
The journey to building a comprehensive stroke program can be a challenging process!In this episode, Corazon's Michelle Luffey, CHI Memorial's Stroke & Neuroscience Institute Director Dr. Thomas Devlin, and the Director of Neurosciences at West Jefferson Medical Center, Alyana Samai discuss the importance of offering comprehensive stroke services and how it can contribute to the overall quality and finances of your hospital.During this panel, our experts discussed:The importance of ...
In recent years, cardiovascular procedures have increasingly been moving to the outpatient setting. This trend is driven by several factors, including advances in technology, changing healthcare policies, and patient preferences. Outpatient cardiovascular procedures have several benefits, such as cost savings, reduced hospital stays, and improved patient satisfaction.Our experts discuss the following:The current state of cardiovascular procedures in the ASC throughout the countryKey financial...
At their esteemed 2023 Scientific Sessions Conference held in Phoenix, AZ, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), formally announced a partnership with Corazon. The partnership officially designates Corazon as its preferred accrediting body for cardiovascular programs. This collaboration signals the dawn of a new era, where an unparalleled level of quality oversight will be implemented across cardiovascular care centers throughout the United States.Join Corazon's...
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) latest consensus statement deemed that cardiologists CAN safely perform PCI without on-site surgical backup. In this Service Line Podcast, the Corazon team breaks down the significant changes and implications of this consensus statement - the first of its kind since 2014. For more information, visit www.corazoninc.comCorazon is the national leader in service line development for the heart, vascular, neuroscience, orthop...
The operating room is a hospital's greatest revenue generator. Corazon’s Surgical Services solution aims to assist hospitals’ perioperative platforms through operating room assessments and workflow redesigns to improve operating room quality and efficiency. What are operating rooms failing to capitalize on in 2023?Our experts discuss:The importance of operational efficiency and maintaining cost-effectiveness in operating roomsStrategies to achieve positive clinical and financial outcomes in y...
Ensuring that cardiac surgical services are managed appropriately has seemingly become more and more difficult to manage as the resurgence of open-heart surgery continues. Learning how to position your program for maximum internal operation efficiency, produce consistent and meaningful financial reports, and exceed the national standard in cardiac surgical clinical outcomes is important in today’s healthcare. Having a successful program is more than just surviving but making sure it is exceed...
Is your facility at the level of staffing you believe is beneficial for your team? There are various reasons why staffing has been a great challenge to healthcare facilities lately. Many leaders are seeing staff burnout from early retirement to even leaving the industry entirely. And with the rise of telehealth, in-person visits have some impact of hospital needs. These are just some of the many challenges healthcare leaders are seeing. However, there are ways to enhance recruitment effo...
Since the first transcatheter heart valve (TAVR) was performed over 20 years ago, there have been tremendous advances in therapeutic modalities and technologies for valvular heart disease. And the eligible populations, which were limited to those who were either prohibitive or high surgical risk, have broadened. We have seen a paradigm shift in the management of valvular disease and TAVR has gained substantial popularity, especially since it has exhibited high rates of procedural success and ...
Large Vessel Occlusion strokes (LVOs) account for approximately 20% to 36% of acute ischemic strokes but results in up to 90% of acute ischemic deaths and 60% of post ischemic stroke disability. Treatment with mechanical thrombectomy is now the Gold Standard, yet we are still struggling to get patients to the comprehensive stroke center or thrombectomy capable stroke center in a timely manner to ensure intervention eligibility. The goal is to improve operational efficiencies within your strok...
Organizing strategic services, improving performance, growing market presence, and enhancing bottom line results are all key components of a strong service line.The adoption of strong service line management includes specific ways to engage physicians in program leadership, a focused approach to improving quality, decreasing costs; and enhanced engagement of patients, staff and physicians to improve satisfaction. Additionally, the ability of service line leadership to endorse and execute a st...
Choosing an accreditation provider goes beyond fulfilling state requirements. It allows your specialty program to reach the highest level of clinical quality, financial performance, and operational outcomes. When it comes to accreditation, it is not just a one-and-done endeavor. Accreditation mirrors an organization's commitment to lasting quality. Aside from seeing how a program can improve, accreditation can also highlight what a program is doing well so that standardization can stretch acr...
Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability in the US, but can we do more to improve those statistics? The answer is yes! Clinical trials have validated significant benefits of Thrombectomy when available for the treatment of stroke. The DAWN and DEFUSE-3 Trials have expanded the window for Endovascular Thrombectomy up to 24 hours for patients with Large Vessel Occlusion (LVO). While LVOs only account for approximately 1/3 of all strokes, they account for 60% ...