Briefing Materials
General Reading Materials:
A. Addressing overuse, underuse and misuse of care B. Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Performed at Centers Without and With Onsite Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery C. The Commonworth Fund - Why Not the Best? Executive Summary D. Standards for Measures Used for Public Reporting of Efficiency in Health Care
A. Regional Variation in Cardiac Catheterization Appropriateness and Baseline Risk After Acute Myocardial Infarction B. Frequency of Stress Testing to Document Ischemia Prior to Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
2. Episodes of Care Measurement and Reporting
A. Cardiology Cost-Efficiency Measurement; Opportunities for Health Plan Engagement B. Symmetry™ Episode Treatment Groups® Measuring Health Care with Meaningful Episodes of Care
3. Echocardiography Variations
A. Prospective Evaluation of the Clinical Application of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Society of Echocardiography Appropriateness Criteria for Transthoracic Echocardiography
4. Experience of CCTA in Market: Exploring Value
A. Diagnostic Performance of 64-Multidetector Row Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography for Evaluation of Coronary Artery Stenosis in Individuals Without Known Coronary Artery Disease B. Prognostic Value of Multidetector Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography for Prediction of All-Cause Mortality
