For the better part of two decades, cardiology has moved steadily inside hospital walls. Hospital employment of cardiologists climbed from roughly 26% in 2008 to 63% in 2019, and by 2022 only 10% to 12% of cardiology practices remained independent,…
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When its anesthesiology group pulled out roughly two years ago, a Buffalo, N.Y.-based ASC had to rethink how it delivers anesthesia. That meant new supervision policies, retraining for its clinical staff and a new surgical schedule. Kimberly Fullone, administrator of…
CMS’ updated coverage policy for transcatheter aortic valve replacement gives hospitals more operational flexibility, but some cardiovascular leaders warn the financial incentives built into the change could weaken the heart team model and open the door to self-referral, according to…
Health plans rely on clinical data to improve quality, manage risk, coordinate care, and support analytics and AI. But that data arrives from multiple sources, in different formats, and through a variety of exchange methods.Choosing the right clinical data repository…
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A Buffalo, N.Y.-based ASC stopped performing pediatric surgery after its anesthesiology group left and the center moved to a CRNA-only model. Before that, it had been one of only two local sites performing pediatric strabismus surgery. Kimberly Fullone, administrator of…
When the START Center for Cancer Care hit the ceiling on infusion capacity, the obvious fix was also the most expensive: build more space. Two high-volume infusion centers were straining against their limits, with one nearly out of room to…
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- Elizabeth Cavanaugh, RN, MSN, Director of Clinical Services, The START Center for Cancer Care San Antonio, Texas
Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida are launching a four-year anesthesiology residency program, with the first class set to begin in July 2027. The program is now recruiting residents, according to an…
Independent practices are steadily disappearing as more physicians move into larger health systems. The share of physicians in private practice fell from 60% in 2012 to 42%, according to the most recent data. For health plans, that shift carries a…
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Up to 43% of telemetry use in non-ICU units may lack a clear clinical indication. Yet many health systems still lack an enterprise view of how monitoring is being used, whether orders and device activity align, how long telemetry continues,…
Medication safety programs focus on the five rights, barcode scanning and double checks. Storage design gets far less attention. An analysis of Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) reporting data found selection errors in 28 percent of relevant events involving…
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