Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Topic Review Most Important Papers in Health Costs, Cost-Effectiveness, and Resource Utilization

The following are highlights from the new series, Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Topic Review. This series will summarize the most important manuscripts (as selected by the Editor) that have published in the Circulation portfolio. The objective of this new series is to provide our readership with a timely, comprehensive selection of important papers that are relevant to the quality and outcomes, and general cardiology audience. The studies included in this article represent the most significant research in the area of health costs, cost-effectiveness, and resource utilization. (Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2012;5:e9-e15.)