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- Title
Accreditation status and geographic location of outpatient vascular testing facilities among Medicare beneficiaries: The VALUE (Vascular Accreditation, Location & Utilization Evaluation) Study.
- Authors
Rundek, Tatjana; Brown, Scott C; Wang, Kefeng; Dong, Chuanhui; Farrell, Mary Beth; Heller, Gary V; Gornik, Heather L; Hutchisson, Marge; Needleman, Laurence; Benenati, James F; Jaff, Michael R; Meier, George H; Perese, Susana; Bendick, Phillip; Hamburg, Naomi M; Lohr, Joann M; LaPerna, Lucy; Leers, Steven A; Lilly, Michael P; Tegeler, Charles
- Abstract
The article presents the Vascular Accreditation, Location & Utilization Evaluation (VALUE) Study on the accreditation status and geographic distribution of vascular testing facilities among Medicare beneficiaries in the U.S. The study uses data sets from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC), geographic information system (GIS), and descriptive analysis. Results show that IAC accredited facilities are low and vary by region.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HEALTH facility accreditation; VASCULAR disease diagnosis; MEDICARE beneficiaries; CENTERS for Medicare &; Medicaid Services (U.S.); GEOGRAPHIC information systems; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Vascular Medicine, 2014, Vol 19, Issue 5, p376
- ISSN
1358-863X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1358863X14547561