Large cardiac registries: The path to higher quality and lower cost in our healthcare system

Circulation

Volumn 121, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 2612-2614

  Ryan, Thomas J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acute; Editorials; health policy; myocardial infarction; revascularization

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CANADA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEW YORK; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77954090019     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.961060     Document Type: Editorial

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