Cardiovascular Health Care Economics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Methods

   1. Front Matter

      Pages xiii-xiii

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   2. Nonfederal US Hospital Costs

      • Steven D. Culler, Adam Atherly

      Pages 1-14

   3. Estimating the Costs of Cardiac Care Provided by the Hospitals of the US Department of Veterans Affairs

      • Paul G. Barnett, Patricia Lin, Todd H. Wagner

      Pages 15-29

   4. Estimating the Costs of Health Care Resources in Canada

      • Gordon Blackhouse

      Pages 31-44

   5. US Physician Costs

      • Edmund R. Becker

      Pages 45-62

   6. Indirect Health Care Costs

      • Stephen J. Boccuzzi

      Pages 63-79

   7. Health Status Assessment

      • John A. Spertus, Mark W. Conard

      Pages 81-99

   8. Utility Assessment

      • John A. Spertus, Robert F. Nease Jr.

      Pages 101-110

   9. Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

      • Robert F. Nease Jr.

      Pages 111-121

   10. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Alongside Clinical Trials

       • Elizabeth M. Mahoney, Haitao Chu

       Pages 123-156

3. Clinical Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages N1-N1

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   2. Costs of Care and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

      • Kevin A. Schulman, Padma Kaul

      Pages 157-172

   3. Economics of Therapy for Acute Coronary Syndromes

      • Daniel B. Mark

      Pages 173-185

   4. Cost-Effectiveness of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

      • David J. Cohen, Ameet Bakhai

      Pages 187-221

   5. Economic Comparisons of Coronary Angioplasty and Coronary Bypass Surgery

      • Mark A. Hlatky

      Pages 223-232

   6. Costs of Coronary Artery Surgery and Cost-Effectiveness of CABG vs Medicine

      • Sean C. Beinart, William S. Weintraub

      Pages 233-248

   7. Costs of Care and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

      • Vinod H. Thourani, William S. Weintraub

      Pages 249-258

   8. Congestive Heart Failure

      • Mikhail Torosoff, Claude-Laurent Sader, Edward F. Philbin III

      Pages 259-283

   9. Current Economic Evidence Using Noninvasive Cardiac Testing

      • Leslee J. Shaw, Rita Redberg, Charles Denham

      Pages 285-301

An illuminating and timely synthesis of methodological and clinical studies showing how medical costs can be established, how the value of clinical outcomes can be assessed, and how difficult choices can be rationally made. The methodological chapters review the conceptual and practical issues involved in estimating and interpreting health care costs, making health status and utility assessments, and statistically analyzing cost-effectiveness and clinical trials. The clinical chapters apply these methods to the major clinical areas of cardiology-primary prevention of coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes, angioplasty vs coronary bypass surgery, CABG vs medicine, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, and cardiac surgery. Additional chapters consider the use of economic studies for policy purposes and the future of Medicare under a balanced budget in an aging America.

• Bypass
• arrhythmia
• cardiology
• cardiovascular
• coronary artery disease
• coronary heart disease
• heart
• heart disease
• heart failure

"This is a well-organized, well-written, data-rich book dealing with perhaps the greatest future challenge for further progress in cardiovascular medicine. the methods and message can be generalized to health care as a whole. The contributors and editor are authoritative leaders in cardiovascular economics. the text is an excellent starting point for anyone requiring information and insight into cardiovascular health care economics. For the health services researcher, the book provides a comprehensive review of the available data and thought on any specific area to help guide future study and elaboration. For the policy maker, health care payor, administrator, or clinician with an interest in or need to know economic information, Cardiovascular Health Care Economics will provide excellent background and data to guide decision making." - JAMA

• Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA

  William S. Weintraub

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