Peripheral arterial disease is a relatively common disease found in older Americans, affecting 1 in 20 Americans aged 50 years and older. PAD occurs when fat and cholesterol circulating in the blood, collect on the walls of your arteries. These fats and cholesterols begin to form a “plaque” that causes narrowing in your arteries, potentially decreasing the flow of blood to your extremities. PAD is most…

Hurricane Ida devastated many parts of the United States and hit home for some of our Registry Partners team members.  Becky White, Senior Vice President for our Pediatric Service Line, a Registry Partners employee of 5 years, details her experience not just with Ida, but also Hurricane Katrina, in this post on New Orleans Mom. Becky White, thank you for sharing your personal story and for…

As noted in the previous blog, Process Improvement-What makes a good business GREAT!, process improvement is the action of enhancing processes to reach a better outcome. To perform those “actions,” one needs tools, and there are many to choose from. I, Stacy Gehm RN, have a few tools I frequently use at Registry Partners: Process Mapping/Flowcharts and 5 Whys.  Process mapping or flowcharting provides a visual…

Throughout its history, Registry Partners has continually strived to develop and enrich all of its employees through committed education and training. Now, with a growing roster of dynamic and devoted professionals, the need to dedicate a special team to this has led Registry Partners to create a new corporate department, Professional Development.  With a focus on professional development, Registry Partners is equipped to reinforce an atmosphere…