Acute Myocardial Infarction: -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- Introduction -- EFFECTIVENESS INITIATIVE -- THE IOM CLINICAL WORKSHOP -- CONDITION-SPECIFIC RESEARCH WORKSHOPS -- Purpose -- Research Workshop Committee -- The Knowledge Base for Key Clinical Issues in Acute Myocardial Infraction -- ETIOLOGY -- EPIDEMIOLOGY -- DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT -- Prehospital Care -- Emergency Room Care -- Coronary Care Unit -- Hospital Care -- Posthospital Care -- THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS -- Pharmacologic Therapy -- Invasive Procedures -- Rehabilitation -- Factors Important for the Selection of Key Patient Management Issues and Related Research Activities -- SELECTING PATIENT MANAGEMENT ISSUES -- SELECTING RESEARCH TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES -- Content, Conduct, and Use of Research -- Data Issues -- Key Patient Management Topics for Effectiveness Research in Acute Myocardial Infraction -- PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION AND SELECTION OF MAJOR TOPICS -- SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS -- METHODS ISSUES -- Improvement of Clinical Information in HCFA Data Bases -- Improvement of Risk Stratification Methods -- Definition of Outcomes -- Examination of Variations in the Patterns of Care and Use of Treatment Modalities in Different Settings -- PATIENT MANAGEMENT TOPICS -- Selection of Diagnostic Tests and Therapeutic Procedures -- Selection of Pharmacologic Therapies -- Use of Diagnostic Tests and Guidelines to Stratify Risk and Guide Treatment -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- CLINICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY -- OTHER PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION -- OTHER MATERIALS -- PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO HEALTH STATUS -- Appendix A Background and Conduct of the Workshop -- STRUCTURE OF THE WORKSHOP -- BACKGROUND READINGS -- HCFA DATA -- Medicare/Medicaid Decision Support System -- Basic Record Groups -- Acquiring Additional Clinical and Outcomes Data.

Acute Myocardial Infarction Analyses Illustrating the Use of Medicare Data -- HOMEWORK EXERCISE.