Acute coronary syndrome pathways: Alignment with a bundled care reimbursement model

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Fong, Pete P ^a   Jackson, Emily Blake ^a   Churchwell, Keith B ^a   Steaban, Robin ^a   Starmer, John M ^a   Johnson, Daniel C ^a   McNeil, Julie D ^a   Klint, Zachary W ^a   Scalf, Sonia L ^a   Parsons, Carol M ^a   Cortez, Susan ^a   Christensen, Donna ^a   French, Tina ^a   McPherson, John A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; acute episode of care; bundled reimbursement pathway

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL; IODIXANOL; IOHEXOL; PRASUGREL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EPISODE OF CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 79952385405     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: 15352811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HPC.0b013e318211bb08     Document Type: Article

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