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Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School, and Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND
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Journal Article
Jan 1, 1993
Determine the appropriateness of use of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in New York State.
Jul 1, 1992
The authors compare the appropriateness judgments based on the global judgment method to appropriateness ratings based on probability estimates of specific outcomes that were provided by the same panel of experts.
Jan 1, 1992
The authors assessed physicians' probability estimates of coronary artery disease (CAD) in 250 patients undergoing a screening exercise stress test.
Report
This report contains a literature review of coronary angiography, a comprehensive set of indications for performing this procedure, and ratings of the appropriateness and necessity for each indication. It primarily concentrates on coronary angiograph...
Jan 1, 1991
This report summarizes information on percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) contained in research published between 1982 and October 1990.
The appropriateness of coronary angiography and coronary artery bypass surgery in the Trent regional health authority was assessed by comparison with predetermined consensus criteria.
Jan 1, 1990
Identifying hospitals that provide poor-quality care based on administrative data and single-year death rates is unlikely
Jan 1, 1989
Persons with current arthritis, heart disease, or high blood pressure had a significantly increased adjusted prevalence of recent anxiety disorder.
Jan 1, 1988
Documents the medical record abstraction form and guidelines used to collect data from the medical records of patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure.
Information about how appropriately procedures are performed is vital to the understanding of the impact of technology and to the success of efforts to channel its use appropriately.
Panels of doctors from the USA and the UK were asked to indicate how appropriate they judged a series of possible indications for coronary angiography and coronary artery bypass graft operations.
Jan 1, 1987
The authors examined the relationship between hypertension treatment, control, and functional status among 356 uncomplicated hypertensive patients receiving care in 16 teaching hospital group practices.
