title: A two-step program of competitive bidding and physician feedback to reduce coronary angioplasty equipment costs.
abstract: We demonstrated that a program of competitive bidding among vendors and feedback to operating physicians was successful in reducing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty equipment costs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, USA.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Vaitkus
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Senesac
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002404:Catheterization / Q000191:economics; D003164:Competitive Bidding / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003363:Cost Control; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D010819:Physician's Role; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015607:Stents / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States