Impact of a continuous quality improvement initiative on appropriate use of coronary computed tomography angiography: Results from a multicenter, statewide registry, the advanced cardiovascular imaging consortium

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1185-1191

  Chinnaiyan, Kavitha M ^a   Peyser, Patricia ^b   Goraya, Tauqir ^c   Ananthasubramaniam, Karthikeyan ^d   Gallagher, Michael ^a   Depetris, Ann ^a   Boura, Judith A ^a   Kazerooni, Ella ^b   Poopat, Chad ^d   Al Mallah, Mouaz ^e   Saba, Souheil ^f   Patel, Smita ^b   Girard, Steven ^c   Song, Thomas ^d   Share, David ^g   Raff, Gilbert ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Michigan Heart PC   (United States)

^d HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

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

^f PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

ACIC; appropriate use; coronary computed tomography angiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866356282     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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