title: Ventricular assist device programs: design and function.
abstract: Ventricular assist device programs can be structured in a variety of models and can make use of personnel derived from a broad spectrum of clinical and hospital-based practice. When aggressively and proactively negotiated with payers, these programs can be cost-effective and thoroughly self-sustaining.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ochsner Medical Institutions, New Orleans, Louisiana 70121, USA. cvanmeter@ochsner.org
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Van Meter
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Hollenbach Ordoyne
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kateiva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000191:economics* / Q000601:surgery; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D017008:Negotiating; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000191:economics; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States