Journal article
An even smaller area variation: Differing practice patterns among interventional cardiologists within a single high volume tertiary cardiac centre
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Variations in the rate of use of common medical procedures/therapies are widely documented. Previous studies tend to focus on variations between either hospitals or geographic areas. Few studies examine within centre practice variations.
OBJECTIVE: To examine if variation in treatment recommendations exist among highly trained interventional cardiologists (n=9) working in a single, highly collaborative tertiary care centre.
Authors
Mercuri M; Natarajan MK; Norman G; Gafni A
Journal
Health Policy, Vol. 104, No. 2, pp. 179–185
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.11.006
ISSN
0168-8510