Vol 6, No 4 (2011): Special Issue on the Advances in Health Informatics Conference (AHI... - 0 views
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Geoffrey Milos on 09 Dec 11Contains a paper by Kevin Leonard and Sandra Dalzeil.
ACO providers are expected to take blood pressure readings of patients 18 years of age or older, a measure proven to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. But nowhere in the CMS list of performance measures is there any requirement to do an EKG on such patients.