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Cardiovascular Business | September 14, 2020

VIDEO: Survey Shows Large Disconnect in Medical Technology Across Continuum of Care

Nick West, M.D., chief medical officer for Abbott Vascular, explains the details from a survey of 1,400 patients, physicians and healthcare executives in an effort to understand the high-level issues regarding the use of technology in medicine, the gaps in communication, and patient perceptions to guide future technology development.

Four high-level observations emerged from our study:

1. Patients are frustrated by the level of care they’re receiving – they understandably want a personalized healthcare experience “tailored for me,” across the care continuum.

2. Physicians lament the lack of time they have to spend with patients, their limited visibility into patient adherence to treatment and lifestyle changes, and challenges with other key factors that influence the quality of care they can provide.

3. Administrators are pressured to deliver patient satisfaction and reduce costs across multiple departments.

4. Diagnostic and data-driven technology holds the promise to move care from a point-in-time, intervention-only focus to a more holistic “whole patient” view by improving the accuracy of
diagnosis, appropriate interventions as required, and evidence-based post-procedural care.

Radial Access | September 11, 2020

VIDEO: Radial Access Lounge Walk Through at Morristown Medical Center

Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center has opened one of the region’s first radial lounges in its Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute. Radial access lounges are specifically designed to meet the needs of cardiac catheterization patients who have had their procedure performed through a catheter inserted into their radial artery in the wrist, also known as transradial catheterization. This procedure, which has a shorter recovery period and less bleeding risk than traditional cardiac catheterizations done through the femoral (groin) artery, is now an option for many patients who are catheterized in order to conduct a diagnostic angiogram or have an angioplasty or stent procedure.

Unlike traditional recovery areas for femoral access that require constant compression of the groin for several hours and requires the patient not to move from the bed, radial patients in the lounge sit is recliners and can use the washroom and get coffee and snacks and are able to walk around with just a compression wrist band. lounges like this are being used at several centers for same-day percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, eliminating overnight stays and helping to reduce healthcare costs.

Read more about the lounge in the article Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center Opens Radial Lounge for Post-procedure Recovery.