| The Chessboard: A Strategic Understanding of the Players and the Market |
| Chapter 1 |
Sizing up the Game: Current Industry Trends |
| Chapter 2 |
Controlling the Center: Strategies and Guiding Principles for Success |
| Chapter 3 |
Finding a Powerful Post: Is an Expansion Feasible? |
| Chapter 4 |
Sure Moves: Developing an Effective Business Model |
| Chapter 5 |
The Cardiologist as King: The Centerpiece of the Program |
| Chapter 6 |
The Strength of the Knight: The Role of the Heart Surgeon |
| Chapter 7 |
Creating Material Advantage: Best Results in Cardiac Anesthesia |
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| The Rules of the Game: Creating the Structures that Drive Success |
| Chapter 8 |
At the Heart of the Game: Leadership and Governance for a Market Advantage |
| Chapter 9 |
Coordinating the Pieces: Service Line Management |
| Chapter 10 |
Tactics of a Winning Game: Outstanding Operating Performance |
| Chapter 11 |
Castling for Position: Information Management as a Cornerstone for Success |
| Chapter 12 |
Freedom to Maneuver: Smart Facility Design and the Cardiac Universal Bed |
| Chapter 13 |
A Strategic Initiative: Integrating Cardiac Services as a System |
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| How to Checkmate the Competition: Strategies to Differentiate Your Program |
| Chapter 14 |
Building a Bridge: Positive Impact on Your Community |
| Chapter 15 |
Where the Play Begins: Emergency Care and Chest Pain Centers |
| Chapter 16 |
Centralization of the Pieces: Heart Hospital Design |
| Chapter 17 |
Mastering a New Challenge in the Game: Vascular Centers |
| Chapter 18 |
Developing Quickly and Well: Disease Management in Cardiovascular Services |
| Chapter 19 |
Balance of Position: Joint Ventures in CV Services |
| Chapter 20 |
Putting Your Opponent in Checkmate: Looking Ahead to the Future |
