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June 9 This Week in Cardiology

This Week in Cardiology

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The Cost of Quality Metrics in Healthcare

Lube recorders are always on. They don't need to be charged. There are no better AF screening devices. And a follow-up study from lube authors found higher rates of brid cardiod detection and a higher rate of pacemaker implantations without any differences in CinCAPE or sudden cardiac death. Now before I tell you about this retrospective time-driven activity-based costing study we should set out that everyone wants good quality healthcare. Oodles tons tons of money are spent complying with metrics that purport to measure the quality of care. The moment I joined a practice more than two decades ago I was stunned by the degree of dubious care that was delivered in the real

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