title: Managed care in cardiology.
abstract: Today, some 60 million individuals suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease, at a cost of +151 billion. Thirty-one billion dollars is spent on coronary artery bypass, angioplasty, and cardiac catheterization alone. Cardiology is being scrutinized by the government, payers and purchasers of healthcare.
authors.affiliation: New England Heart Institute, Manchester, NH, USA.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Palank
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D003284:Contract Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004465:Economic Competition; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D014481:United States