The old adage that “built capacity gets used” applies to cardiology too. A Lown Institute study found that regions with the most PCI-performing physicians lead to a disproportionately higher share of patients receiving stents they’re unlikely to benefit from. So how does provider density correlate with overuse? Researchers analyzed 100% of Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare […] The post More Interventional Cardiologists, More Low-Value Stents appeared first on Cardiac Wire .