Overuse of cardiovascular services: Evidence, causes, and opportunities for reform

Circulation

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 205-214

  Huang, Xiaoyan ^a   Rosenthal, Meredith B ^b  

^a Providence Heart Clinic   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular diseases; cost benefit analysis; economics, medical; health care reform; health policy; quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84937712960     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.012668     Document Type: Article

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