Background

2 out of every 5 deaths in the United States are the result of a heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, or other cardiovascular disorders. Unfortunately, the majority of people with these disorders are unaware of their problem until severe complications such as heart attack, stroke, or death occur.

Vascular disease is under diagnosed and under treated, resulting in conditions that cause strokes, amputations, kidney disease and premature death. Prevailing models of vascular disease care:

• Primary care physicians lack effective tools to diagnose the disease early.
• Most care is delayed and given reactively to symptomatic patients.
• Care is fragmented due to poor coordination between interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, and interventional radiologists.
• There is a general lack of effective systems to ensure follow-up after intervention.

To respond to these issues Dr. John Martin and MS&A developed a next-generation vascular model that transforms the way vascular disease is diagnosed and managed by addressing the complete continuum of care - Vascular Center of Superior Performance

The Martin Vascular Program eliminates fragmented, acute, intervention-only treatment by providing a continuum of care that accrues value (cost effective results) to patients, physicians, hospitals and payers through:

• Community Education & Awareness
• Community Screening & Testing
• Integrated Vascular Service Line
• Standardized Care
• Outpatient Follow-up

The Destination Vascular Center consulting engagement follows a standard methodology and approach to include all key personnel and physicians within your vascular center. The primary components of the engagement are:

1. Hospital On-Site Visitation

MS&A provides a one day visitation at your hospital to accomplish the following:

• Assess the hospital's current vascular service/program
• Introduce the Destination Center of Superior Performance model

2. Destination Center Development and Implementation

MS&A provides comprehensive assistance for the transformation of your vascular service into a Destination Vascular Center. This involves a four-step process, as follows:

• Phase I: Assess - A baseline that provides the team with a thorough understanding of both the current state and the potential for the desired state.
• Phase II: Architect - This is the design and planning phase for your Destination Vascular Center.
• Phase III: Assemble - Once the plans are in place and the design is ready, the building process begins. During the Assemble phase, the Center is built, modified, piloted and launched.
• Phase IV: Assure - During this phase the Center's performance is evaluated, feeding insights back into the organization for continuous learning and improvement and increased patient satisfaction.

The Benefits

A Vascular Center of Superior Performance cuts across traditional silos to coordinate hospital and surgeon resources to achieve:

• Optimal patient experiences and outcomes via patient education and standardized care processes.
• Effective, well-coordinated follow up care.
• Greater physician and staff satisfaction.
• Superior financial results.

The Martin Vascular Program positions participating hospitals and surgeons to be leaders in innovation and value creation.

Additional Services

Operating Room Efficiency
The operating room is an essential part of every orthopedic program. While the creation of a Martin Vascular Center will inevitably improve operating room efficiency, MS&A offers in-depth consulting services to specifically assess and address core perioperative processes and elements.

Musculoskeletal Service Line Strategic Planning
MS&A offers strategic planning services for the development of musculoskeletal service lines including joint, spine, sports medicine, foot and ankle, and hand.

Ongoing Support

Subscription Services:
To continuously improve program performance, MS&A provides subscription support services for hospitals that have completed the program implementation. Hospitals that we believe have successfully implemented a Destination Center of Superior Performance are eligible to purchase the subscription service on an annual basis.