Why the study?
How do inpatient costs and process quality in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction compare across European countries?
Population
208 European hospitals assessing services for one hypothetical average patient with acute myocardial…
Comparison
Treatment of acute myocardial infarction vs Comparison across 7 European countries
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Little variation in European AMI care quality despite cost differences; leaves open whether higher spending improves outcomes or signals inefficiency.
How do inpatient costs and process quality in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction compare across European countries?
There is little variation in the process quality of care for treating acute myocardial infarction across Europe, but significant differences exist in resource use and costs.
Afschin Gandjour (2002) studied this question.
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