PinnacleHealth embraces new technologies to cost effectively improve care.

In February 2012, the 117-bed TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center in Nashville, Tenn., started considering ways to expand its success as a STEMI-referral site. The center turned to AirStrip Cardiology to put access to real-time EKG data in the palm of the physicians’ hands. Physicians can now view EKG data via iPad or iPhone before the patient even reaches the hospital. Sponsored by an educational grant from AirStrip.

The successful deployment of Siemens syngo Dynamics at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital has prompted Methodist Hospital to adopt the technology throughout its system.

Four experts share their opinions in a roundtable discussion on the clinical, legal and economic considerations of remote monitoring of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices with wireless capabilities.

The Detroit Medical Centers new Cardiovascular Institute has produced faster angioplasty times with lower mortality and morbidity rates and shorter hospital stays, thanks to 24/7 availability of specialists and acute care technology.

To optimize outcomes for PCI procedures, new technologies have emerged to assist interventionalists with clinical decision making and patient selection. With fractional flow reserve (FFR) gaining more adoption since the release of the FAME trial in 2009, physicians are now exploring newer complimentary intravascular imaging technologies, such as optical coherence tomography (OCT). To assess the impact in U.S. cath labs, five interventional cardiologists discussed the practice management considerations. Sponsored by an educational grant from St. Jude Medical.

Advanced electrophysiology (EP) technology is a key component in improving patient care and physician productivity. Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington, Texas, has implemented the Sensei X Robotic Catheter System in advancing a Center of Excellence. Sponsored by an educational grant from Hansen Medical.

In the current economic climate, providers need to make fiscally conservative choices about their inventory, but healthcare systems that focus on quality, such as North Shore-Long Island Jewish (NSLIJ) Health System in New York, continue to keep patient safety at the forefront of that decision-making process, especially for complicated electrophysiology (EP) procedures. Sponsored by an educational grant from PEAK Surgical.