Dr. Wes

MAY 3, 2023

The Legal Challenges to ABMS Maintenance of Certification ABMS board certification is not voluntary (despite ABMS member board claims), especially as specialization in medicine is the norm today. This piece first appeared on Sensible Med on 5/3/2023.

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ADN Center of Excellence

JANUARY 16, 2024

At Biruni University Hospital, our committed fellows, led by Prof. Laughter echoed as certificates were received, hugs were exchanged, and tears of joy were shed. These bonds, created through shared experiments and achievements, are likely to last far beyond the hospital.

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Stroke Journal

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Structural constraints of the US health care system, including the geographic distribution of where patients live relative to the location of hospitals and certified stroke centers, will continue to mean that many patients with stroke initially present to community emergency departments that have fewer stroke-related resources.

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DAIC

JUNE 3, 2024

There are more than 838 TAVR programs in hospitals across the U.S., He added, “Our record of successful outcomes, combined with our reputation for exceptional care, brings more patients to our hospital every year. however less than 1% perform more than 500 cases per year.

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ADN Center of Excellence

JANUARY 16, 2024

At Biruni University Hospital, our committed fellows, led by Prof. Laughter echoed as certificates were received, hugs were exchanged, and tears of joy were shed. These bonds, created through shared experiments and achievements, are likely to last far beyond the hospital.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Our analysis aimed to determine if hospital characteristics are associated with discharge home following acute ischemic stroke (AIS) hospitalization.Methods:The analyses included AIS patients hospitalized from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019 who were ambulating at baseline. The primary outcome measure was discharge to home.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:Given the impact of endovascular therapy (EVT) on clinical outcomes and the use of pre-hospital bypass protocols to route acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients to EVT-performing hospitals (EPHs), there is substantial interest in upgrading stroke center certification to become EPHs. were given tPA, 22% had LVO, and 9.5%

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We assessed perceptions of transfers processes between sending and receiving hospitals.Methods:We utilized an ongoing 2023 nationwide US electronic survey of hospitals that treat stroke patients with revascularization therapy and have publicly available contact information. of sending hospitals send ≥20 transfers annually vs. 64.4%

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Evidence based recommendations for SC staffing are scarce.Purpose:Utilizing the 2023 Florida Stroke Registry Hospital Inventory Survey (HIS), we describe current SC roles, responsibilities, and challenges in Florida.Methods:The Florida Stroke Registry (FSR), with state funding, tracks and measures Florida’s stroke center performance.

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

ACC Accreditation Services awarded more than 100 Accreditations, HeartCARE Center Designations and Transcatheter Valve Certifications to hospitals and health systems, including one in Mexico, during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Cardiomatics

JUNE 6, 2024

Figure 2: Regional variation in the quality of healthcare in Italy for Prevention, Community, and Hospital based settings Italy’s Traditional ECG Care Pathway Was Fraught with Challenges Diagnostic Cardiology epitomizes these broader challenges. Prescriptions for ECGs can be obtained from general practitioners (GPs).

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:The CSC Advanced Disease-Specific Certification program requires hospitals to provide stroke education to patients and family members. Conclusion:The implementation of a QR code survey and continuous stroke education during hospitalization improves patients’ participation in a survey.

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Cassling

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

February 6, 2024) – Cassling, a family-owned company providing hospital providers of all sizes with imaging and therapeutic technology, services and solutions, is excited to announce the 20 th anniversary of its nationwide Continuing Education program, Investing In You. Omaha, Neb.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 26, 2025

Among 951 914 patients, rural hospitals demonstrated lower intensive care unit capacity (27.5% versus 88.6%), stroke certification (5.3% Validated structural racism metrics at the county level and a composite structural racism score that incorporated measures of segregation, housing, employment, education, and income were studied.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Delivery of clinical education and implementation of hospital-based emergency department (ED) workflows to FSEDs contributes to a successful system of care. NIHSS certification is required and renewed every two years. Quarterly stroke education posters team are at all sites and new hire training is standardized.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The objective of our analysis was to determine if SDOH are associated with ambulatory status at discharge following acute ischemic stroke(IS) hospitalization.Methods:We included IS patients hospitalized from January 1, 2015-December 31, 2019 who were ambulating at baseline and had known county of residence in the GWTG registry.

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SoftCath

JUNE 26, 2022

Managing the patients’ records can be quite challenging in any hospital or clinic, especially in Interventional Cardiology. These registries can support the certification and medical education of healthcare professionals with all-around knowledge. Digitalization in the healthcare sector has proved to be a life saver!

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background:Baptist Health System [BHS] is a five-hospital system operating under one Provider Number with one combined Medical Staff. During a recent stroke certification survey, the BHS Comprehensive Stroke Center was recognized for consistent compliance with Dysphagia Screening [DS] that was well above the national benchmark.

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SoftCath

JULY 22, 2021

But more importantly, the primary thing for the hospitals is to create national registry reports in cath labs and send them further to the authorized departments. Most hospitals fail to participate in this step which can be harmful to the well-being of people at a higher level. What is the Use of Registry Reports?

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Clinical processes that impact quality of care and hospital metrics are abstracted and entered in the Get with The Guidelines® (GWTG) suite of registry programs. Background:Manual abstraction is still the leading source of registry data entry. Due to variability, information should be reviewed for accuracy.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

hours from last known well (LKW), those with stroke occurring post hospital arrival and those receiving endovascular treatment were excluded. This study examines potential contributors to disparities in IVT administration in a large Western healthcare system overall and by state (AK, CA, OR, TX and WA).Methods:This received IVT. received IVT.

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Circulation: Heart Failure

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Methods:Data on healthcare providers and pharmacy certification, patient monitoring (from Patient Status Forms, based partly on echocardiograms), and screening for drug interactions prior to each dispense were collected.Results:Of 6,299 patients who received 1 dose of mavacamten, 60.0% were women; 64.6% were >60 years of age.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Sites were enrolled in the Healthcare Network, a collaborative tool to start discussions, share resources, and discuss patient care processes, and the Quality and Certification Tool, used to track clinical measures and outcome metrics. Sites received education on the PAC Stroke Program standards and individualized quality improvement support.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

This technology can assist nurse educators with providing hospital wide topic specific nursing education, tracking attendance and compliance, and providing live feedback. It can be easily adapted to nursing education in institutions seeking to meet the educational requirement for disease specific certification.

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Circulation

OCTOBER 19, 2023

BACKGROUND:The thrombectomy-capable stroke center (TSC) is a recently introduced intermediate tier of accreditation for hospitals at which patients with acute ischemic stroke receive care. 1.31]), whereas the odds of in-hospital mortality or discharge to hospice were lower in both CSCs compared with PSCs (OR, 0.87 [95% CI, 0.81–0.94])

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BoardVitals - Cardiovascular

AUGUST 7, 2017

Take a break from studying for your Cardiology Certification or Cardiology MOC exam ; here’s an interview with Cardiologist, Dr. Nilay Mehta, for inspiration. Dr. Nilay Mehta, DO works as a cardiovascular disease specialist in Humble, Texas at Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

There is little data on certified stroke programs being established in new hospitals. In this study we compared data from the opening of a 160-bed hospital until achieving Primary Stroke Center (PSC) certification (October 2021 - February 2023) to after certification (March 2023 - June 2023). Mean age was 63.15±17.37

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Diagnoses of anxiety disorder and depression before the baseline assessment were ascertained through linked hospital admission data. Incident CAD was ascertained through hospital admission and death certificate data after baseline.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Incident AF was identified by study visit ECGs, hospital discharge codes, or death certificates. Cumulative BP was calculated as the area under the curve from visit 1 to visit 4. A total of 9892 participants were included (44.6% men and mean age 62.9±5.7 years

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

White) to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) for TPA and ET receipt, with data clustered at the county level.Results:Among 951,914 AIS patients, those treated in rural hospitals had lower ICU capacity (27.5% vs. 88.6%), stroke certification (5.3% vs. 12.3%) and ET (<1% vs. 3.8%) compared to urban hospitals. for TPA, 1.27

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

CVD events were ascertained through hospital admission and death certificate data after baseline. Mental health predictors included: depressive symptom score based on the four-item Patient Health Questionnaire and self-reported and record-based anxiety and depression diagnoses before baseline.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Delirium and infection were defined by ICD-10 coding supplemented by hand-searching of hospital records. Dementia was diagnosed using clinical/cognitive assessment, medical records and death certificates.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Incident dementia diagnoses were defined by cognitive testing (in-person and telephone), informant interviews, and hospital discharge codes or death certificates. Individuals were classified into one of four patterns: no CMBs, only subcortical, mixed (lobar and/or SS + subcortical), and only lobar and/or SS.

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HeartRhythm

JANUARY 3, 2024

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) has an estimated annual incidence of 1 per 1000, based on epidemiological studies from death certificates. 1,2 We aimed to determine the autopsy rate of out-of-hospital sudden, unexpected death and estimate the SCD incidence in Northern Finland (∼740,000 inhabitants) in 2016.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

We provide contemporary nationwide estimates of the temporal trends of SCD in young individuals (135 years of age) from 2000 through 2019 and correlate these trends to changes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patterns, rates of inherited cardiac diseases, and implantations of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD).METHODS:All

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Dr. Anish Koka

OCTOBER 16, 2022

There is also the issue of the small number of events that occurred in the defined at risk period - 7 total deaths in 18-24 year olds, 5 of which that were judged to be cardiac related based on ICD 10 codes on a death certificate. Numbers this small make for fragile conclusions. But there are things we do know.

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Dr. Anish Koka

JANUARY 18, 2023

The TIMI (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction) Study Group is a Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the esteemed Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Trials of this size are complex and can’t be done by just anyone, which is why the famed TIMI group was tasked with the job.

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