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The Heart Hospital of Austin, Texas opened in 1998 after more than 2 years of planning and
political struggles. A committed group of cardiologists had a vision of a physician‐driven and …

My last Editor's Page dealt with physician self-referral in cardiology, a situation which raises
potential conflict of interest issues that are both real and perceived. Heart hospitals are a …

The concept of regionalizing and centralizing cardiac care has existed for a long time. In our
own medical school and hospital, such a concept was formally put on paper and submitted …

Background Considerable variability exists in the use of cardiac procedures for patients with
heart disease. One cause for this variability is the availability of local facilities to perform …

Objectives. Utilization rates for cardiac catheterization and cardiac surgery in the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system were studied to determine whether …

Objectives. This study examines the association between the regional availability of cardiac
technology and outcomes of care for patients admitted to Department of Veterans Affairs …

Although federal officials had released the data to hospitals weeks ago, some hospital
officials seemed caught off guard by the government announcement. Dr. Robert Schott, a …

The Point of View Series provides a forum for an exchange of ideas on all aspects of the
heart hospital concept, whether in stand‐alone institutions, or those within or related to …

A study of hospital patients with ischemic heart disease reports that patients in a public
hospital received fewer needed diagnostic tests, surgeries, and follow-up visits for their …