on May 6, 2013 |
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Topics: Cardiovascular, Service Lines, Information Technology, Quality, Performance Improvement, Finance
Megan Tooley, Cardiovascular Roundtable
At our 2012-2013 national meeting series, we've been providing key lessons for optimizing CV IT in our presentation "The Information-Powered CV Enterprise". This research offers guidance for CV administrators on establishing an effective CVIS strategy, and best practices for using health IT to improve quality, coordinate care, and reduce costs.
For those of you who weren’t able to make the meeting, there’s still a chance to catch what you missed with our two-part webconference series.
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Webconference alert: The Information-Powered CV Enterprise, Part II
on April 24, 2013 |
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Topics: Service Lines, Cardiovascular, Imaging, Quality, Performance Improvement, Appropriateness
Brian Maher, Cardiovascular Roundtable
For the first time, the American College of Radiology (ACR) and American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) have jointly developed new appropriate use criteria (AUC) for CV imaging in heart failure patients.
The new criteria mark an important step in national efforts to optimize the utilization of CV imaging services for a high-cost, resource-intensive population. However, some questions remain regarding the usefulness of the new criteria in clinical practice.
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New CV imaging AUC released, but how much will it help?
on April 10, 2013 |
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Topics: Cardiovascular, Service Lines, Cardiac Cath, Cardiac Surgery, Clinical Technology
Megan Tooley, Cardiovascular Roundtable
For those of you who missed it, I wanted to share a recent blog post by our colleagues at the Advisory Board’s Technology Insights program, “TAVR Poised for Further Market Expansion,” which provides an overview of the latest research on transcatheter valves presented at the 2013 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in San Francisco.
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TAVR highlights from ACC 2013
