title: American College of Cardiology: Environmental Scanning Report Update 2015.
authors.affiliation: University of California Davis, Sacramento, California.
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laslett
authors.affiliation: UT Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: H Vernon
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: The Polyclinic, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Timothy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Dewhurst
authors.affiliation: Southern Heart Center, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
authors.forename: Thad F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Waites
authors.affiliation: The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Erickson Communications, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.affiliation: Lifelong Learning Services, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Anne Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008490:Medical Informatics; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States
keywords: cardiology statistics; certification; cholesterol management; clinical risk management; information technology; payment reform; reimbursement; workforce