Written by Ron Miller
A university medical center implements a new communications system for rapid delivery of critical information.
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (VCU Medical Center) operates more than 200 specialty areas. The center’s level 1 trauma center has 779 beds and performs as many as 340,000 procedures annually, ranging from plain film radiography to CT and complex interventional procedures.
Written by Gary Blakely
A new PM system gives this cardio group a good workout, enabling rapid growth and enhancing cash flow.
Several years ago, Leesburg, Fla.-based Heart and Vascular Multispecialty Group faced an unusual challenge. Our practice — one of the leading cardiovascular groups in the Southeast and founded by internationally-recognized interventional cardiologist David C. Lew, M.D., — was outgrowing facilities almost as quickly as we were building them. Our practice had a vision of expanding to include resources such as a catheterization lab, echocardiography and nuclear medicine, all of which are often only available in hospital settings. But our leadership could not have anticipated how rapidly the organization would grow.