• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Background
• Cardiology
• Cardiac Surgery
• Policy Issues and Clinical Implications
• Appendices
  
  • Regulartory Policy
    in Other States
  • Expert Sources
• Bibliography
• Authors &
  Acknowledgements

This report was prepared by The Healthcare Decisions Group of Washington, D.C. The following individuals wrote the report:

Mark W. Legnini - President, The Healthcare Decisions Group

Charissa R. Causey - Research Assistant, The Healthcare Decisions Group

Jack M. Matloff - Clinical Consultant

Eleonora Pambrun provided administrative support for the project and Malini Sangha performed the initial background research.

The staff of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, as well as the members of its Cardiovascular Health Advisory Panel, were of enormous assistance in this endeavor. We wish to thank them, and the respondents both in New Jersey and around the country who contributed their professional opinions and expertise.