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From the Member Sections | Tackling the Polypharmacy Pandemic in CV Care

American College of Cardiology

In today's health care landscape, where quality metrics tied to reimbursement have become the standard, clinicians are under increasing pressure to prescribe specific medications. The most vulnerable among us are often prescribed the most complex regimens, creating the perfect storm for preventable harm.

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Outpatient vascular care : Good, bad or ugly?

Dr. Anish Koka

I’m sympathetic to Dr. Mustapha after reading the New York times article for a number of reasons. There have been many more attempts to open arteries that have taken place in private clinics since reimbursement rules changed. This is all extraordinarily thin evidence to suggest wrongdoing on a grand scale.