Charles Franc & Associates, Inc. was formed in 1994-2002 is our eighth year in the cardiovascular consulting business. Our main office is located in Dana Point, California, and we staff a satellite office in St. Louis, Missouri. The CFA approach to cardiovascular consulting derives from our philosophy of individualized assistance, a commitment to client success and the experience of our consultants. CFA's seasoned team of consultants has a combined background of more than one hundred years of experience in cardiovascular program administration and consulting. The team brings personal healthcare management expertise to its clients' projects which translates to effective solutions to the challenges of today's healthcare marketplace. Cardiovascular Consulting Services Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery Practice Consulting Services Cardiovascular Consulting Experience Cardiac Program Development Experience Cardiovascular Services Implementation Facilitation Consulting Services Overview Cardiac Care Quality and Patient Satisfaction Program Expansion Planning Technology Assessment Design/Layout Expertise Cardiovascular Equipment and Product Database Service Line Assessment Service Line Strategic Planning Joint Venture Formation Our Firm CFA's Senior Consultants Physician Interaction Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Consulting Services in Southern California Cardiovascular Consulting California cardiovascular consulting, CFA, Charles Franc & Associates Inc., Charles Franc, Charles Frank, Charles Frank & Associates, Charles Franc and Associates, cardiology, cardiology consulting, cardiac, cardiac consulting, management, cardiovascular, cardiovascular consulting, healthcare business consulting, medical business consulting, cardiac business development, cardiology services, cardiology service line consulting, cardiac surgery development, interventional cardiology development, cardiac cath lab, cardiac catheterization lab, cardiac catheterization laboratory, cardiac cath lab development, cardiac services feasibility, cardiac surgery feasibility, cardiac services business planning, cardiology services business planning, cardiovascular services business planning, healthcare strategic planning, cardiac services strategic planning, cardiology services strategic planning, cardiovascular services strategic planning, open heart surgery feasibility, open heart surgery development, interventional cardiology feasibility, interventional cardiology implementation, cardiac surgery implementation, open heart surgery implementation, ep, electrophysiology, ep services, electrophysiology feasibility, electrophysiology development, electrophysiology implementation, health care, cardiac program development, cardiovascular services, open heart surgery programs, cardiovascular service line, service line consulting, product line management, nuclear cardiology, peripheral vascular, service line management, business plans, clinical, feasibility studies, ptca, angioplasty, interventional cardiology, PCI, clinical path, Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals, American College of Cardiology, benchmarks, best practice, capitation, Cardiology Preeminence Roundtable, Cardiovascular, case mix, center of excellence, clinical benchmarking, complication rate, consultants, consulting, contracting, cost, cost consulting, cost reduction, data, DRG, gainshare, gainsharing, HCFA, HCIA, health, health care, Health Care Advisory Board, health care database, health care information, health care report cards, healthcare consulting, heart, HMO, hospital, hospital cost, hospitals, implants, integrated delivery systems, integration, JCAHO, healthcare joint ventures, cardiology joint ventures, heart hospitals, heart hospital consulting, length of stay, medical, Medicare, MEDPAR, mortality, clinical outcomes, Outcomes Metrics, partnerships, physician practice management, cardiac physician consulting, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, healthcare strategic planning, supply cost, surgery, top hospitals, valueshare, valuesharing, healthcare, consulting, consultant,