CardioExchange Archive

CardioExchange, an NEJM practice community for medical professionals dedicated to improving cardiac patient care, was active from 2009 to 2015. CardioExchange fostered discussion between clinicians from across the globe.

Kim G. Smolderen, PhD

All posts by Kim G. Smolderen, PhD

January 30th, 2013

How Insurance Status Affects Treatment for Patients with CAD

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Does a patient’s insurance status affect a physician’s decision to prescribe evidence-based therapies for CAD?

Categories: General, Prevention
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April 28th, 2010

The Acute Dangers of Insufficient Health Insurance

We welcome Kim G. Smolderen, PhD, to answer our questions about her research group’s JAMA study “Health Care Insurance, Financial Concerns in Accessing Care, and Delays to Hospital Presentation in Acute Myocardial Infarction”  Among her coauthors were CardioExchange contributor Dr. Paul S. Chan—who participated in our exchange with Smolderen—and CardioExchange Editor Dr. Harlan M. Krumholz. We encourage […]

Categories: General