Table of Contents:
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction:
  • Copyright
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • EFFECTIVENESS INITIATIVE
  • THE IOM CLINICAL WORKSHOP
  • CONDITION-SPECIFIC RESEARCH WORKSHOPS
  • Purpose
  • Research Workshop Committee
  • The Knowledge Base for Key Clinical Issues in Acute Myocardial Infraction
  • ETIOLOGY
  • EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
  • Prehospital Care
  • Emergency Room Care
  • Coronary Care Unit
  • Hospital Care
  • Posthospital Care
  • THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS
  • Pharmacologic Therapy
  • Invasive Procedures
  • RehabilitationFactors Important for the Selection of Key Patient Management Issues and Related Research Activities
  • SELECTING PATIENT MANAGEMENT ISSUES
  • SELECTING RESEARCH TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES
  • Content, Conduct, and Use of Research
  • Data Issues
  • Key Patient Management Topics for Effectiveness Research in Acute Myocardial Infraction
  • PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION AND SELECTION OF MAJOR TOPICS
  • SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
  • METHODS ISSUES
  • Improvement of Clinical Information in HCFA Data Bases
  • Improvement of Risk Stratification Methods
  • Definition of OutcomesExamination of Variations in the Patterns of Care and Use of Treatment Modalities in Different Settings
  • PATIENT MANAGEMENT TOPICS
  • Selection of Diagnostic Tests and Therapeutic Procedures
  • Selection of Pharmacologic Therapies
  • Use of Diagnostic Tests and Guidelines to Stratify Risk and Guide Treatment
  • Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • CLINICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • OTHER PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
  • OTHER MATERIALS
  • PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO HEALTH STATUS
  • Appendix A Background and Conduct of the Workshop
  • STRUCTURE OF THE WORKSHOPBACKGROUND READINGS
  • HCFA DATA
  • Medicare/Medicaid Decision Support System
  • Basic Record Groups
  • Acquiring Additional Clinical and Outcomes Data
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Analyses Illustrating the Use of Medicare Data
  • HOMEWORK EXERCISE