The way we pay for medical care is changing. In this first episode of a two-part series, Dr Karen Joynt Maddox explains the history of the transition towards a quality based system. See her article in the New England Journal of Medicine here.
Cardiac Rehab
I visited with Dr Linda Peterson about cardiac rehab. We review who qualifies for referral, what cardiac rehab is, the benefits and the challenges for patient participation. In the podcast, I reference a few articles regarding the mortality benefit. Links are found below:
JACC 2016 Meta-analysis
Mayo study of post-CABG patients
Mayo study of post-PCI patients
Noninvasive radiation for VT
In collaboration with Dr Clifford Robinson (RadOnc), Dr Phillip Cuculich helped pioneer a completely noninvasive method to identify the origin of ventricular tachycardia and treat with radiation. Dr Cuculich and I talked about the trial, how it came about, and we learn from the results.
See the manuscript published in the New England Journal of Medicine here.