Becker's Healthcare June 12, 2020
Cardiovascular procedures are increasingly moving from hospitals to outpatient settings, and are being performed in ambulatory surgery centers. That change can save the patient, provider and payer money by allowing the patient to avoid an overnight hospital stay.
During a May 27 webinar sponsored by Cardinal Health, and hosted by Becker’s Hospital Review, industry experts discussed the benefits of an outpatient setting and offered advice to providers considering shifting their cardiovascular practice to an ambulatory service center or office-based lab.
The speakers were:
- Matthew Comstock, DO, an interventional cardiologist and founder of the Tulsa (Okla.) Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
- Jared Leger, RN, CEO of Arise Vascular
Five key takeaways from their discussion:
1. The advancement of...