MISSION AND OBJECTIVES
Our group is devoted to pursuing research in clinical outcomes, healthcare policy & economics, and quality improvement in an effort to improve cardiovascular outcomes for both individual patients and society at large.

Our objectives are to conduct clinical evaluative research focused on:

·         the development of new analytical methods for understanding medical therapies and related outcomes
·         the clinical and economic evaluation of rapidly evolving device technologies
·         the development of evidence to support clinical guidelines
·         understanding the policy implications of new research findings
·         the exploration of systems-based practice that will maximize the benefits of available medical therapies
·         the identification of best practices for purpose of improving healthcare outcomes

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