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[Quality assurance and cost control in invasive and interventional cardiology]
G Steffenino1, A Dellavalle, F Ribichini
1Laboratorio di Emodinamica, Ospedale Santa Croce, Cuneo.
Giornale Italiano Di Cardiologia
|September 1, 1994
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This study details quality assurance practices in a National Health Service cardiac catheterization laboratory. It explores applying quality criteria to medical, management, and economic facets of laboratory operations.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Healthcare Management
- Quality Assurance
Abstract:
We report our experience of Quality Assurance in a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory of the National Health Service. An attempt was made to apply these criteria to the medical activities as well as to the management and economic aspects of our work. Limits and perspectives of this experience are discussed as a contribution to ongoing debate among cardiologists and public health Authorities.