On-Demand Chest Pain Center Accreditation Webinars
Key aspects of Chest Pain Center Accreditation and related topics are shared in the webinars that our Chest Pain Center (CPC) Clinical Product Manager has presented and are now available as on-demand recordings. Guest physicians or other clinical professionals have often served as co-presenters on these topical webinars.
Presenter: Tracey Blevins, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, AACC, Clinical Product Manager for Chest Pain Center Accreditation
What's Covered: This presentation introduces the model updates associated with ACC's Chest Pain Center Accreditation. Learning objectives include: A brief summary of Essential Components; designation requirements; and summary of features for reaccrediting facilities. An explanation of the yearly payment model and examples of the Return on Investment (ROI) Calculators are also provided.
Presenter:
Charyl T. Asuncion, MSN, AGPCNP-C, PCCN, AACC, Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center (JFKUMC)
Guests:
Tracey Blevins and Robert Bunney, Accreditation Clinical Product Manager at American College of Cardiology (ACC) Accreditation Services
What's Covered: A review from JFKUMC on their challenges with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Observation, their process improvement changes and data analysis demonstrating an annual Observation Cost Savings of $728,486 with a decrease in Observation Length-of-Stay (LOS).
Learning objectives include:
- Provide a brief overview of the Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) led closed observation unit and its role in cardiac patient care
- Showcase the role of APPs in the closed observation unit and their impact on quality metrics
- Highlight successful strategies and best practices that have been implemented to achieve performance improvement
- Provide data on the progress made toward achieving the established targets and the impact on patient care and LOS
- Provide data on the impact of LOS reduction to financial Return on Investment (ROI)