Do imaging studies performed in physician offices increase downstream utilization? An empiric analysis of cardiac stress testing with imaging

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 630-637

  Chen, Jersey ^a   Fazel, Reza ^c   Ross, Joseph S ^a   McNamara, Robert L ^a   Einstein, Andrew J ^d   Al Mallah, Mouaz ^e,h   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a,b   Nallamothu, Brahmajee K ^f,g  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

health policy; health services research; myocardial perfusion imaging; physician office imaging; stress echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; REVASCULARIZATION; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; OFFICE VISITS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958776195     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: 18767591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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