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tABLE of CoNtENts Quality reporting Maximize reimbursement data Mining increase Productivity NOVEMBER / DECEMBER covEr storY: 06 | Practice Management scheduling software Moves beyond bean counting fEaturEs: 13 | the death of cME It’s not the data that are necessarily important—it’s what you do with that data, and practices are discovering more ways to use their practice management resources intelligently as We know it? 17 | clinical study digest: triple-antiplatelet therapy; Ex-vioxx users beware 18 | shockwaves subside from the fda’s Echo contrast Warning 22 | burning Question: does laser Heart therapy for angina really Work? 24 | advanced visualization adds new Practice dimension 26 | coronary calcium scoring Program reaps dividends 28 | interventionalists get Pumped up about Mechanical chest compression 30 | trials force Physicians to re-Examine oral anti-diabetic drug Protocols digital issuE noW availablE All the features of a print magazine—online CardiovascularBusiness.com DEPARTMENTS 05 | first Word Living in Glass Houses IN THE NEWS 34 | news & views New ICD-10 codes help speci city, but at what expense? Nuclear technologists need to lead facility accreditation e orts 38 | calendar Spanning the Globe: Cardiovascular Meetings and Symposia November 2008 - February 2009 39 | reader resources Index of Companies Coming Next Issue Advertisers Registry Cardiovascular Business (ISSN 1937-6952) is published bi-monthly by TriMed Media Group, Inc. Copyright © 2008 by TriMed Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form is forbidden without permission. Every precaution is taken to ensure accuracy of content; however, the information, opinions and statements expressed in the articles and advertisements herein are those of the writer and/or advertiser, and not necessarily those of the Publisher. Postage paid at Providence, RI, and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions are available free of charge to qualified individuals. Publisher reserves the right to determine qualification for a free subscription. Postmaster: Please send address changes to: Cardiovascular Business, PO Box 28125, Providence RI 02908. 40 | the acc corner Industry Relationships: Conflict of Interest or Scientific Survival? subscribe online @ subs.cardiovascularbusiness.com CardiovascularBusiness.com Cardiovascular Business 3 http://www.CardiovascularBusiness.com http://subs.cardiovascularbusiness.com http://www.CardiovascularBusiness.com

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Cardiovascular Business - November/December 2008 Contents First Word Cover Story: Practice Management Software Moves Beyond Bean Counting The Death of CME as We Know It? Clinical Study Digets: Triple-Antiplatelet Therapy; Ex-Vioxx Users Beware Shockwaves Subside from the FDA's Echo Contract Warning Burning Question: Does Laser Heart Therapy for Angina Really Work? Advanced Visualization Adds New Practive Dimension Coronary Calcium Scoring Program Reaps Dividends Interventionalists Get Pumped Up About Mechanical Chest Compression Trials Force Physicians to Re-Examine Oral Anti-Diabetic Drug Protocols News & Views Calendar Reader Resources The ACC Corner

Cardiovascular Business - November/December 2008

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