Incentives for clinical decisions where evidence is lacking

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 928-930

  Heidenreich, Paul ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicare; peripheral arterial disease; peripheral vascular interventions; reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ATHERECTOMY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM;

EID: 84924692233     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.01.015     Document Type: Editorial

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