Is Exercise a Cure?
In the September 12/September 19th issue of Time Magazine (available to Time subscribers), there is a fascinating cover article on exercise.
A Cardiovascular Consulting Blog from CFA
In the September 12/September 19th issue of Time Magazine (available to Time subscribers), there is a fascinating cover article on exercise.
CMS has been busy. On July 25th they published their Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Bundled Payment Models for High-Quality, Coordinated Cardiac and Hip Fracture Care.
A recent article on population health – Six Business Imperatives for Population Health Management[1] – caught our eye.
The article states that taking an organization’s population health capabilities to the next level requires leaders to rethink where, how and to whom their organizations provide services and which services are most appropriate, given the unique needs of the population they serve.
CFA’s prediction that Medicare would inevitably initiate mandatory bundled payment for cardiac procedures, has come to pass more quickly than even we imagined. On July 25th, HHS published their Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Bundled Payment Models for High-Quality, Coordinated Cardiac and Hip Fracture Care.
Is TAVR1 suitable for everyone? As originally approved, transcatheter aortic valve replacement was intended only for high risk patients who could not otherwise endure an open-surgical (or sAVR) procedure; the selection criteria was strict.
It’s easy to take the congenital heart defect population for granted. It constitutes only a relatively small portion of those impacted by cardiovascular disease and has historically consisted predominantly of children born with inherited defects.
As if the writing was not already on the wall, there is further evidence that HHS will inevitably initiate bundled payment for select cardiac procedures.
Are your cardiologists reluctant to give up old fashioned dictation and transcription for cardiac catheterization (cath) lab structured reporting? Hospitals throughout the country are mandated to have all patient documentation entered into an electronic medical record by the year 2018.
An important Perspective article was published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Michael Porter and Dr. Thomas Lee entitled, “Why Strategy Matters Now.”(1)
An important Perspective article was published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Michael Porter and Dr. Thomas Lee entitled, “Why Strategy Matters Now.” (1) Their p