Utilization Management of Cardiovascular Imaging. Pre-Certification and Appropriateness

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-248

  Hendel, Robert C ^a  

^a Cardiology HeartCare Midwest   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TEST; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 41449107506     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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