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QCOR12 - Health Reform in Massachusetts: From Coverage to Costs

Plenary Session II: Healthcare Payment Reform at the State Level

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Health Reform in Massachusetts: From Coverage to Costs

Sarah Iselin, M.P.H., Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, Boston, Mass.
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Posted by PON Editor on May 11, 2012 10:43 AM CDT

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QCOR12 - Payment Reform in Minnesota

Plenary Session II: Healthcare Payment Reform at the State Level

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Payment Reform in Minnesota

Ray Gibbons, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
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Posted by PON Editor on May 11, 2012 10:41 AM CDT

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QCOR 2012 - A Comparison between Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Treatment Intensification as Potential Clinical Performance Measures

Oral Abstract Presentations: Young Investigator Award Finalists

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A Comparison between Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Treatment Intensification as Potential Clinical Performance Measures

Rebecca Vigen, University of Colorado, Denver, Colo.
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Posted by PON Editor on May 11, 2012 10:29 AM CDT

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QCOR 2012 - The Impact of an Emergency Medical Services Hospital Bypass Protocol on Reperfusion Time for Patients with ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Oral Abstract Presentations: Young Investigator Award Finalists

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The Impact of an Emergency Medical Services Hospital Bypass Protocol on Reperfusion Time for Patients with ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Emil L. Fosbol, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, N.C.
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Posted by PON Editor on May 11, 2012 10:27 AM CDT

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QCOR 2012 - Plenary Session I: Million Hearts Initiative: Preventing A Million Heart Attacks and Strokes in the Next 5 Years

Million Hearts: Preventing A Million Heart Attacks and Strokes in the Next 5 Years

Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.
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Posted by PON Editor on May 10, 2012 2:46 PM CDT

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QCOR 2012 - Oral Abstract Presentations: Young Investigator Award Finalists

Cost of Care for Heart Failure Patients Varies Substantially Among Hospitals Even When Controlling for Procedure Use

Serene I. Chen, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
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Posted by PON Editor on May 10, 2012 2:39 PM CDT

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QCOR 2012 - Oral Abstract Presentations: Young Investigator Award Finalists

Declining Early And Late Mortality After Mitral Valve Surgery Among Medicare Patients

John A. Dodson, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
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Posted by PON Editor on May 10, 2012 2:15 PM CDT

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QCOR 2012 - Plenary Session I: Million Hearts Initiative

A Million Hearts: Can We Meet the Challenge?

Jersey Chen, M.D., M.P.H., Yale Medical School, New Haven, Conn.
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Posted by PON Editor on May 10, 2012 2:12 PM CDT

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QCOR 2012 - Oral Abstract Presentations: Young Investigator Award Finalists

Hospital PCI Appropriateness and In-Hospital Procedural Outcomes: Insights from the NCDR

Steven M. Bradley, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System; University of Colorado - Denver, Denver, Colo.
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