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Volume 14 - Issue 10 - October, 2006

Using RFID for Cath Lab Inventory and Usage Data Capture
06/19/2008
Halsey Bagg, MSHS, CHE
There is a lot of buzz circulating about RFID right now. What is RFID and how does it help hospitals and, specifically, cath labs? Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, is a means of identifying a specific object through the use of a...
There is a lot of buzz circulating about RFID right now. What is RFID and how does it help hospitals and, specifically, cath labs? Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, is a means of identifying a specific object through the use of a...
There is a lot of buzz...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
VASCULAR IMAGING SOLUTIONS: IVUS Training for Cath Lab Staff
06/19/2008
James Guillory, RT(R); Tray LaCombe, BSRT(CV)
The iLearn IVUS Education Series from Boston Scientific is an innovative and unique education concept that builds knowledge and confidence to incorporate intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) into daily practice. Designed for physicians, fellows,...
The iLearn IVUS Education Series from Boston Scientific is an innovative and unique education concept that builds knowledge and confidence to incorporate intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) into daily practice. Designed for physicians, fellows,...
The iLearn IVUS Education Series...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The Ten-Minute Interview with: Jason Wilson, RCIS
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? I like the challenge and the responsibility that comes with treating cardiac patients. I first saw a cath lab as an EMT when I had to bring my patients. I saw what went on and I...
Why did you choose to work in the invasive cardiology field? I like the challenge and the responsibility that comes with treating cardiac patients. I first saw a cath lab as an EMT when I had to bring my patients. I saw what went on and I...
Why did you choose to work in...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Research Update: Original Research Abstracts from The Journal of Invasive Cardiology
06/19/2008
Full text is available on www.invasivecardiology.com Safety of Percutaneous Left Heart Catheterization Directly Performed by Cardiology Fellows: A Cohort Analysis Pierfrancesco Agostoni, MD, Maurizio Anselmi, MD, Gabriele Gasparini, MD, et...
Full text is available on www.invasivecardiology.com Safety of Percutaneous Left Heart Catheterization Directly Performed by Cardiology Fellows: A Cohort Analysis Pierfrancesco Agostoni, MD, Maurizio Anselmi, MD, Gabriele Gasparini, MD, et...
Full text is available on...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
What Do You Think?
06/19/2008
Hands-off Defibrillation There is a recent push to go to "hands-off" defibrillation for employee safety. Are your cath labs using paddles or patches for when defibrillation of a patient is required? Thanks. Karyn Hembree, RN, BSN, CCRN Cox...
Hands-off Defibrillation There is a recent push to go to "hands-off" defibrillation for employee safety. Are your cath labs using paddles or patches for when defibrillation of a patient is required? Thanks. Karyn Hembree, RN, BSN, CCRN Cox...
Hands-off Defibrillation There...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Ask the Clinical Instructor: A Q&A column for those new to the cath lab
06/19/2008
Jason Wilson, RCIS
Arlene, Good question. I had this same question myself and hadn’t researched it yet. I referred your question to the SICP Standards Committee and Ken Gorski, RN, RCIS, FSICP, committee chair and assistant manager, Sones Cardiac...
Arlene, Good question. I had this same question myself and hadn’t researched it yet. I referred your question to the SICP Standards Committee and Ken Gorski, RN, RCIS, FSICP, committee chair and assistant manager, Sones Cardiac...
Arlene, Good question. I had...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
How Accurate is Cardiac CT? The CATSCAN Study
06/19/2008
Mario J. Garcia, MD
CATSCAN, funded by Philips Medical Systems, included 238 patients who were clinically referred for non-emergency coronary angiography from June 2004 through March 2005 at 11 participating sites. A total of 187 patients underwent...
CATSCAN, funded by Philips Medical Systems, included 238 patients who were clinically referred for non-emergency coronary angiography from June 2004 through March 2005 at 11 participating sites. A total of 187 patients underwent...
CATSCAN, funded by Philips...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
The Importance of Process Management in Cardiovascular Outpatient Flow
06/19/2008
Thomas James Jankowski, RN
With increasing health care costs, decreasing reimbursement and an increasing baby boomer population, the healthcare industry will soon realize the necessity of looking at process flow improvement in order to achieve cost savings. With...
With increasing health care costs, decreasing reimbursement and an increasing baby boomer population, the healthcare industry will soon realize the necessity of looking at process flow improvement in order to achieve cost savings. With...
With increasing health care...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
Reducing Lead Apron Wear Time and Radiation Exposure with Remote-Controlled PCI: The Corindus CorPath
06/19/2008
Mark Paquin; David F. Kong, MD, AM, DMT
PCI Evolves, Bringing New Problems for Operators PCI has evolved significantly during the last quarter century. According to a market report prepared by Morgan Stanley, the number of global PCI procedures is expected to exceed 2.6 million...
PCI Evolves, Bringing New Problems for Operators PCI has evolved significantly during the last quarter century. According to a market report prepared by Morgan Stanley, the number of global PCI procedures is expected to exceed 2.6 million...
PCI Evolves, Bringing New...
06/19/2008
Cath Lab Digest
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Using RFID for Cath Lab Inventory and Usage Data Capture
06/19/2008
Halsey Bagg, MSHS, CHE
There is a lot of buzz circulating about RFID right now. What is RFID and how does it help hospitals and, specifically, cath labs? Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, is a means of identifying a specific object through the use of a...
There is a lot of buzz circulating about RFID right now. What is RFID and how does it help hospitals and, specifically, cath labs? Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, is a means of identifying a specific object through the use of a...
There is a lot of buzz...
06/19/2008
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