Access to Care: Unintended Consequences of Public Rating Systems
Presenter
Michael J. Rinaldi, M.D., FSCAI, Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, Charlotte, NC
Michael J. Rinaldi, M.D., FSCAI, Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, Charlotte, NC
Learning Objectives:
- Outline how 2 public rating systems receive data and communicate to the public
- Debate how this system may limit resources or impact care for underserved structural heart patients
- Defend the role of public rating systems using well-described arguments, and if appropriate, refute them with evidence-based responses
Keywords: Drug-eluting Stent (DES) and Structural Heart Disease (SHD)