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- May 2012 Newsletter
- SCPC Visits Guangzhou Military Hospital in China
- Statistics Part 3: What are the Odds?
- Congratulations to the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals
- Dr. Bahr: The Power of An Idea
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- SCPC Supports the Yale Heart Study!
- Congratulations to the Accredited Hospitals in the Top 100
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Meet our Experts
Dr. Raymond Bahr is passionate about cardiac care and preventive education. As the founding father of SCPC, his passion to disseminate lifesaving information is a driving force at SCPC. Throughout his career, he has created multiple programs to help others understand the life saving measures that can save a life. In 1981 at St. Agnes Hospital, Dr. Bahr established the Chest Pain Emergency Department (CPED), the first such unit in the world. The initial purpose of this CPED was prompt and effective treatment of patients presenting with heart attack/sudden death. The CPED was coupled with an aggressive education program that taught the community the early warning signs of a heart attack. This education program extended to middle and high school students via health and science curricula.
Why Accreditation Matters to your Hospital
When reimbursement is tied to process
For hospitals, survival depends upon reimbursement for medical treatment. As the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) transform from a passive payer to an active purchaser of high quality, efficient healthcare systems, they published the CMS final rule, in May 2011, that reviews how Value-based Purchasing (VBP) ties acute care Medicare reimbursement to a hospital's quality performance and patient satisfaction scores.
The Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC) accreditation and certification programs deliver the process improvement methodology to ensure that hospitals and hospital systems work together to change workflow from the bottom up based on published standards and guidelines. SCPC integrates the major components needed in a complete credentialing process to ensure alignment with CMS to help hospitals improve quality, cost, and patient satisfaction.
SCPC - Because every heart matters
The Society of Chest Pain Centers promotes early symptom recognition. It is understood that heart attack symptoms may appear days or even weeks before an actual cardiac event. Through the Society’s “Early Heart Attack Care” (EHAC) initiative, both clinicians and patients alike are encouraged to recognize these early signs, in themselves and in others, and pursue treatment before an actual heart attack occurs. The EHAC initiative endeavors to provide pertinent education related to early symptom recognition and asks that everyone join in this initiative in order to save lives by committing to this cause.