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CORAZON ENTERS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH CVI³ TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION
Pittsburgh, PA, July 13, 2007—Corazon, Inc. (Corazon), a nationally-recognized firm offering specialized consulting and recruitment services to hospitals for the development of cardiac and vascular programs, has partnered with CVI³ , a leading provider of consulting, education, and training related to new technologies in cardiovascular services, such as CVCT, for hospitals, imaging centers, and physician groups. This partnership between CVI and Corazon will provide an even greater scope of consulting services related to CVCT and MR, offering clients increased access to specialized resources for the project management and implementation of sophisticated clinical equipment for cardiovascular imaging, including physician training, to meet the unique needs of a cardiac and vascular care environment. This partnership will make strides in the early detection and prevention of cardiovascular disease by providing a full continuum of services dedicated to the adoption and efficient / effective use of advanced cardiac imaging.
David Fuller, Director of Business Services at Corazon said, “this strategic relationship will combine our firm’s resources to better assist hospitals with planning for and implementing cardiovascular care models of the future, integrating ideas and solutions for the continual changes and advances in technology. Together, our firms will best combine the operational, financial, and educational aspects of designing and implementing a leading-edge cardiovascular program.”
By working together, Corazon and CVI³ will provide a comprehensive set of services, from the introduction of a completely new imaging modality through the maximization of existing services within the cardiovascular service line. While Corazon is the industry leader in heart and vascular services strategic planning, operations assessment, and improvement, CVI³ brings expertise in the identification and implementation of emerging cardiovascular care services and technologies, and provides clients with proven methods for successfully integrating them into their organization.
According to Tim Atteberry, Founder and CEO of CVI³, “I’ve worked with members of Corazon for years. Their corporate culture and philosophy is similar to CVI³’s. We’re both dedicated to bringing greater value to healthcare providers and their patients. This alliance is a perfect example of two organizations working together to provide a complete set of expertise to a common market: cardiovascular care providers.”
About Corazon – The Heart & Vascular Experts
Corazon is a recognized leader in strategic cardiovascular program development, assisting clients through the full spectrum of consulting and recruiting services from feasibility study and business planning through clinical readiness and all facets of a successful implementation, including the executive search for key cardiovascular service line leaders. The Corazon team has assisted healthcare leaders and physicians in medical centers and community hospital settings in order to bring specialized advice and progressive thinking in cardiovascular services to strategic planning, market assessments and financial analyses, clinical operations and new technology, heart centers and heart hospitals, physician-hospital partnering, best practices benchmarks, executive recruitment and staffing models and staff education for well developed or newly established cardiovascular programs. Corazon has pioneered the application of the Universal Bed in cardiovascular care delivery and brings firsthand experience with service line management as a progressive organizational means for healthcare providers. Corazon was named to the 2004 and 2006 “Pittsburgh 100” list of the fastest-growing firms in the region, and is a 2003 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Company. Corazon was also named among the 2006 “Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania.”
About CVI³
CVI³, an innovative company founded in 2004, promotes emerging services and technologies that help to proactively identify early CAD, prevent acute events, and better manage existing disease. CVI³ assists forward thinking hospitals, cardiology groups, radiology groups, imaging centers, cardiovascular surgery groups, payors, and manufacturers with implementing programs and services that bring greater value to their patients. By testing and refining new modalities in its nationwide network of successful “pioneer sites”, CVI³ is able to quickly identify and implement proven CVD services for clients. For more information, visit www.cvi3.net.
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