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  • How to Improve Cardiology Quality in 2022? Respect Staff

    Due to standard lags in data reporting and analysis, healthcare has yet to fully reckon with how COVID-19 and related labor shortages are impacting the quality of care. But early indications suggest a common focus for how to improve cardiology quality in 2022—respect staff.
     

    Cardiology Quality Improvement Initiatives Not Created Equal

    In research literature of cardiology quality improvement initiatives, it is somewhat rare to find negative or null results... If non-results were shared in research literature more often, it would be clear that not all cardiology quality improvement initiatives are created equal—some, like this study, don’t achieve results.
     

    ACE Presents New Accreditation Science at QCOR 2021

    The poster session, "Accreditation Identifies Operator Variability and Gaps" shares operator-specific data from 2702 cases to illustrate the impact of third-party, procedure- and quality-focused accreditation like that offered by ACE.
     

    VIDEO: Value of ACE Accreditation

    We love to talk about the science of the value of ACE accreditation and the evidence behind how we promote quality invasive cardiology outcomes via our supportive accreditation process. We also have plenty of testimonials from some outstanding physician and administrative leaders in invasive cardiology that our supportive accreditation improves outcomes, reduces risk and denials, and that the benefits of ACE accreditation *far* outweigh the costs.
     

    Cardio ASC Growth to "Explode" in 2021?

    With Medicare’s approval to reimburse ASCs for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), the cardio space is the ASC's industry's next target for "explosive" growth. On the other hand, Greg J. Dehmer, MD argues we should “proceed with caution.” We a look at the outlook on cardio ASC growth, its opportunities and its challenges for physicians, and what it means for quality PCI outcomes.
     
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    • What's NEW in ACE's 2020 Cath/PCI Standards?
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    • ACE Updates Cath/PCI Standards for 2020 with Guidance for Ambulatory Surgery Centers
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    • ACE CMO Weiner to Participate on Yale/CORE Technical Expert Panel for Reevaluation of Inpatient Claims-based Outcome Measures
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    • ACE Announces New Board Members: Drs. Cigarroa and Cowley
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    • ACE Recognized in ACC's 2019 Quality Summit Poster Competition
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  • Welcome to ACE. Where Quality is our focus, and everyone wins! 

    We are the exclusive provider of Cardiac Cath/PCI Accreditation, and the specialized source for a range of performance-focused Quality Reviews for the Cath Lab. Together, our offerings are designed to achieve one thing: assure that our clients embrace and realize the rewards and benefits of Quality Improvement...today, and on a continuing basis.

    When a lab takes up the Quality challenge with ACE, it’s easy to see how everyone wins: physicians, lab managers and staff, administration, insurers, and especially patients. ACE does this by:

    • Focusing our Accreditation and Quality Reviews on performance and process optimization...helping customers
      embrace long term CQI practices that have a positive ripple effect through the institution
    • Reducing complexity, helping customers achieve a clear Quality ‘focus’ and easy implementation
    • Engaging physicians and the full lab team, and the institution as a whole
    • Applying our extensive expertise to assure that ACE clients achieve performance results efficiently, cost effectively,
      securely, and can operate with reduced risk
    It is our goal to show our customers a smarter way to live Quality and realize its many benefits. These web pages are
    designed to help you see how you can benefit. So, view our Accreditation and Quality Review videos. Read the latest
    Articles and Presentations. And get your questions answered in our FAQ section. Get started by clicking here
    for Accreditation information, and click here for the Quality Review story.

     

    Contact an ACE representative to learn more. Call 804-639-9213, or email info@cvexcel.org
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