Appropriate use criteria for stress echocardiography: Impact of updated criteria on appropriateness ratings, correlation with pre-authorization guidelines, and effect of temporal trends and an educational initiative on utilization

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 297-309

  Willens, Howard J ^a,b   Nelson, Katarina ^a   Hendel, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

appropriate use criteria; radiology benefits managers; stress echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84875382450     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: 18767591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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