United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Office of Policy and Planning

Cardiac Care in VHA

Cardiac Care Programs in the Veterans Health Administration  (Adobe PDF Format)

Part 1: Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) Cohort
Analyses (Research Questions 1-6)

Introduction and Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Executive Summary

A.  AMI Cohort -- Methods Overview

B.  AMI Cohort -- Utilization Results

Appendix B

C.  AMI Cohort -- Long and Short Term Mortality Results

Appendix C

D.  AMI Cohort -- Methods Overview

Appendix D

E.  AMI Cohort -- Self Reported Outcomes

F.  AMI Cohort -- Effect of Facility Characteristics

G.  AMI Cohort -- Level of Service and Distance

H.  PCI Cohort -- Methods Overview

I.   PCI Cohort -- Results

Appendix I

Part 2:Veterans' Satisfaction with Contracted and Non-contracted Care (Research Question 7)

Part 3:  Inpatient Cost Analysis for Patients with Heart Attack (Research Question 8)

Part 4:  Final Report Summary