Business Aspects of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography: Tackling the Challenges

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-118

  Bateman, Timothy M ^a  

^a SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACCREDITATION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CODING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GRAFT PATENCY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERHOSPITAL COOPERATION; MASS SCREENING; MEDICARE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; QUALITY CONTROL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACCREDITATION; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LABORATORIES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 41349122072     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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