The public reporting risk of performing high-risk procedures: Perception or reality?

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-19

  Hannan, Edward L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Percutaneous coronary intervention; Risk adjusted mortality

Indexed keywords

HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NOTE; PERCEPTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84921438313     PISSN: 19368798     EISSN: 18767605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2014.08.005     Document Type: Editorial

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