Question

The cardiology department of Smithville Community Hospital wants to expand the cardiovascular lab to include additional procedure rooms and equipment. Several cardiologists have mentioned that there seems to be an increase in the number of patients and number of cardiac procedures performed. The hospital CIO was asked to evaluate the request and provide an initial report to the Board of Directors. The CIO worked with the VP of clinical operations to write the report. Using the physician and procedure indices within EHR, the CIO and VP completed a 10-year historical analysis of all cardiac patients and procedures. They identified inpatient and outpatient procedures, documented the number of outpatients who were also cardiac inpatients at some point, and reviewed wait times for scheduling of procedures. Four years of historical data was available in the current EHR for wait-time analysis. The previous system was not able to track wait times for scheduling. The CIO and VP identified financial data, including cost analysis of each procedure, how reimbursement of procedure varied by type of insurance, average length of stay if inpatient), profit margins of each procedure, and MS-ORG analysis performed on inpatient cases. They performed physician profiles to identity which and how many procedures were performed by each cardiologist. Using external data provided by the city government and local economic development Council, the CIO and VP made population projections for the next 20 years and found an increase in the local population of the over-50 age group. They generated anticipated cardiac services and procedures using predictive statistical modeling. Based on the information the CIO and VP collected, they projected how many additional staff members and physicians might be needed and made space allocations for the increased number of procedure rooms. They are currently investigating the cost of additional equipment needed and completing a renovation budget and timeline. They expect to present their findings to the board by the end of the first quarter, and a final decision should be reached by the end of July. 1. Identity and describe at least three new cardiac procedures that are projected to make a significant impact on the delivery of cardiac services in the next two decades. TTT Arial 3(12pt) : T E S T

Answer 1

The three new cardiac procedures are described below:

A) GOOGLE GLASS: google glass is a wearable computer, its a very nee technology. It looks like a pair of eyewear. It looks like a eyewear but is a small computer which records data and record videos and take pictures during surgery. Doctors can wear this google glass during the medical procedure to take pictures and videos instead of handling a camera. It is mainly used in coronary angiography.

B) BIORESORBABLE STENTS: during heart surgery a stent is placed in the artery , this stent releases drug to keep the artery open. Clots may also occur in this stents over time. Some stents may dissolve over time is called a bioresorbable stents. Stents expand the artery which is clogged. These stents are less flexible and hard when compared to other stents. These stents may replace metal stents in future technology

C) LEADLESS PACEMAKER: leadless pacemaker is a ver small unit and is kept in the inside wall of the heart with the use of catheter which is very flexible and thin. Leadless pacemaker is placed in one chamber of the heart. Leadless pacemaker is not like traditional pacemakers which is placed under the skin. More technologies are going to come in near future.