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Is Technological Change In Medicine Always Worth It? The Case Of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Jonathan S. Skinner,
Douglas O. Staiger and
Elliott S. Fisher

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EXHIBIT 1 Association Between Adjusted One-Year Survival After Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) And One-Year Spending, By Hospital Referral Region (HRR), 2002
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EXHIBIT 2 Adjusted One-Year Survival For Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries With An Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), 19842002
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EXHIBIT 3 Adjusted One-Year Medicare Spending For Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries With An Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), 19862002
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EXHIBIT 4 Change In Survival And Change In Medicare Spending, By Hospital Referral Region (HRR), 19862002
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EXHIBIT 5 Association Of Regional Quality Of Care For Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) And Average Number Of Physicians Per AMI Patient (Quartiles) With Changes In Survival And Spending, 19862002
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EXHIBIT 6 Technological Change In The Treatment Of Heart Attacks: A Graphical Analysis
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