Category: Heart and Vascular

An Introduction to Comparative Effectiveness

Dr. Weintraub is Principal Investigator for the DE-CTR Accel Program at Christiana, and Director of the Clinical Research Design, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics Core. He is Professor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University and Adjunct Professor of Health Sciences at the University of Delaware. He received his MD from Johns Hopkins in 1975 and trained at […]

RICH LIFE: Reducing Hypertension Disparities through Health System vs Multilevel Interventions

The RICH LIFE Study will help to lower blood pressure and heart disease risk among minority, low income, and rural populations, by comparing standard clinical performance feedback and education for providers and staff to a more comprehensive approach that includes workshops for health system leaders, a structured team approach to care, and access to subspecialists […]

Optimizing Value through Appropriate Use of Invasive Cardiovascular Services

The perceived role of invasive cardiac services, especially percutaneous transluminal interventions (PCI), has changed significantly over the past 5-10 years. New healthcare payment models will apply new pressures to assure that only procedures of high value are performed. I will review changes in the use of, and perceptions about, invasive cardiac services over the past […]