Guest Blogger: ACC.12 Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Review, ISSUE 3 April 12, 2012
Posted by Heart Rhythm Society in Allied Health Professionals, EP Physicians, Science & Research.Tags: Clinical trial
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Editor’s Note: Guest blogger Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, FHRS shares his thoughts on a late-breaking clinical trial presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 2012 Annual Scientific Sessions.
For the electrophysiology community, the biggest treat of the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Sessions was the Pacemaker Therapy in Patients with Neurally-mediated Syncope and Documented Asystole late-breaking clinical trial, presented by Dr. Michele Brignole on behalf of the ISSUE-3 investigators. (more…)
Maximizing Teamwork in the EP Lab April 9, 2012
Posted by Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH, FHRS in Allied Health Professionals, Cardiac Rhythm Management, EP Physicians, Scientific Sessions.Tags: Heart Rhythm 2012, patient safety
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On Thursday, May 10, during Heart Rhythm 2012, Drs. Lucian Leape, Saul Weingart and Jeffery Cooper will present a first-of-its kind (for HRS) interactive symposium about team performance and challenges in the electrophysiology lab. As giants in the patient safety movement, they will analyze a case of radiation safety during Afib ablation based on a situation that could happen in any lab, and will demonstrate how team performance determines patient outcomes. (more…)
Review: 1st Alliance of Specialty Medicine Physician Health Policy Roundtable March 29, 2012
Posted by Andrea M. Russo, MD, FACC, FHRS in Allied Health Professionals, EP Physicians, Health Policy.Tags: Affordable Care Act, Health care
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Last Thursday could have been spent marveling at the breathtaking architecture of the US Capitol Visitors Center. However, the purpose of my visit to Washington, DC was not that of a tourist. Rather, I was a representing the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) at the Alliance of Specialty Medicine’s Physician Policy Roundtable, which featured speakers on some of the most timely topics facing electrophysiologists. (more…)
Meaningful Use Stage 2: Relevance to the EP March 15, 2012
Posted by David Scher, MD, FHRS in Allied Health Professionals, EP Physicians, Health Policy.Tags: Electronic Health Records, Healthcare reform, Practice management
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My eyes all but glazed over during a comprehensive read of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program – Stage 2 Proposed Rule. It outlines updated objectives and measures that EPs and other health care providers will need to meet in order to be deemed “meaningful users,” so that they continue to earn toward the $44,000 mark in financial incentives.
As usual, the regulation was long…and complicated. Nonetheless, I have deciphered some good news from the rule that I am excited to share! Ok, so perhaps “excited” is a stronger than necessary reference. (more…)
Cardiac Science Corporation Voluntarily Recalls AEDs March 7, 2012
Posted by Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH, FHRS in Allied Health Professionals, EP Physicians, Industry.Tags: AED, automated external defibrillator, recall, Safety alert
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On February 27, 2012, Cardiac Science Corporation notified customers of a recall of several models of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) manufactured between July 1, 2011 and December 30, 2011. (more…)
Five Reasons Why Patients with Implantable Defibrillators Deserve Their Data February 17, 2012
Posted by David Scher, MD, FHRS in Allied Health Professionals, EP Physicians, Health Policy, Industry.Tags: Arrhythmia, Electronic Health Records, HEREHR, HITECH Act, ICD, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, pacemaker
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The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was signed into law on February 17, 2009. The objective of Measure 12/15 of Meaningful Use regulations of the HITECH Act, which refers to electronic health records, states that eligible professionals “Provide patients with an electronic copy of their health information (including diagnostic test results, problem lists, medication lists, medication allergies) upon request.”
A patient’s implantable defibrillator consists of a diagnostic test of the patient’s rhythm as well as of the implanted device itself. I do not see a distinction between data derived from these devices and other diagnostic tests. In this post I will explain why, in addition to conforming to the above regulatory requirement, the furnishing of this data will benefit patients. (more…)
Thinking About Patient-Centered Care February 1, 2012
Posted by Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH, FHRS in Allied Health Professionals, EP Physicians, Health Policy.Tags: National Quality Forum, NQF, Patient care
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Last week, the National Quality Forum (NQF) hosted a meeting of the Partnership for Patients-National Priorities Partnership. The Partnership for Patients was convened last spring by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to “dramatically improve patient safety across the country.” (more…)
Five Reasons Why Physicians Will Love mHealth January 18, 2012
Posted by David Scher, MD, FHRS in Allied Health Professionals, Education, EP Physicians, Health Policy.Tags: Electronic Health Records, Healthcare reform, Medicare, mHealth, mobile health technology, Practice management, Remote monitoring
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1. Mobile health technology will increase patient engagement. Most patients do not take the responsibility they should for their own health. They are likely preoccupied with all the stresses of everyday life and might therefore take the ‘I feel good, so I must be’ approach. They possibly mutter these words after wiping their faces, hurriedly walking out of McDonald’s for lunch. Or is it because of mistrust of their physician who they get to see for a big 15 minutes that the electronic record time slot permits? Or that they are caregivers to others and sacrifice their own well-being for that higher purpose? (more…)
Business Models of Mobile mHealth January 12, 2012
Posted by David Scher, MD, FHRS in Allied Health Professionals, Education, EP Physicians, Health Policy.Tags: CMS, Electronic medical records, Healthcare reform, Medicare, mHealth, mobile health technology, Practice management, Remote monitoring
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PriceWaterhouse Coopers’ Health Research Institute released a comprehensive report (free registration required) describing business models and opportunities for the mobile health industry.
In the operational/business model, providers see mHealth as more efficient and beneficial to the patient. According to the study, one-third of physicians make decisions based on incomplete information and mHealth can result in better care by providing more robust and timely information from the patient or device. (more…)
Who Is On Your Team? November 10, 2011
Posted by Heather M. Ross, DNP, ANP-BC, CCDS, CEPS, FHRS in Allied Health Professionals, EP Physicians.Tags: Cardiology, Healthcare system, Physicians, Work force
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Since the dawn of organized medicine, health care delivery has witnessed many changes in the evolution of organizational and professional structures to benefit patient care. However, it seems that our present economy, regulatory, and social changes have combined to make this the single most uncertain time in modern medical history. (more…)
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