The Appropriateness of Use of Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures and Its Relationship to Geographic Variations in Their Use

Mark R. Chassin, Jacqueline Kosecoff, Rolla Edward Park, Constance M. Winslow, Katherine L. Kahn, Nancy J. Merrick, Arlene Fink, Joan Keesey, David Solomon, Robert H. Brook

ResearchPosted on rand.org 1989Published in: The Appropriateness of Use of Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures and its Relationship to Geographic Variations in Their Use / Ed. by Mark R. Chassin. (Ann Arbor, MI: Association for Health Services Research and Health Administration Press, 1989), 160 p

Study design, methods, procedures, analysis, and validation in the Rand studies of coronary angiography, carotid edarterectomy, and diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Closes with conclusions from the studies and their implications for physician education, reimbursement, health policy, and future research.

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  • Copyright: Association for Health Services Research
  • Publisher: Health Administration Press
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 1989
  • Pages: 160
  • Document Number: EP-198900-01

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