Cardiology Private Practice(Coordinator located in cardiology)

Patient visits cardiologist

Cardiologist schedules imaging examination

Patient schedules cardiology visit for stable chest pain

= potential point of coordinator interaction.

Coordinator can getnames from scheduler,call patient in advance.

Coordinator can meet with patient already contacted, consent patient to RESCUE Trial and randomize.

Cardiology Academic(Coordinator located in academic cardiology office)

Patient visits cardiologist

Cardiologist schedules imaging examination

Patient schedules cardiology visit for stable chest pain

= potential point of coordinator interaction.

Coordinator can getnames from scheduler,call patient in advance, but may be only for certain OMT-favored cardiologists only.

Coordinator can meet with patient already contacted, consent patient to RESCUE Trial and randomize.

Radiology Academic(Coordinator located in radiology)

= potential point of coordinator interaction.

Coordinator can getnames from scheduler, if permission granted by certain cardiologists, then call patient in advance.

If permission granted by cardiologist, coordinator can meet with patient already contacted, consent patient to RESCUE Trial and randomize.

SPECT or CCTA Schedule

Patient visits cardiologistCardiologist schedules imaging examination

Patient schedules cardiology visit for stable chest pain

Coordinator can getnames from CCTA or SPECT schedule.

Radiology Private Practice(Coordinator located in radiology)

= potential point of coordinator interaction.

Cardiology office can send schedule or names of suitable individuals. Coordinator can call patient, consent patient to RESCUE Trial and randomize.

SPECT or CCTA Schedule

Patient visits cardiologistCardiologist schedules imaging examination

Patient schedules cardiology visit for stable chest pain (cardiologists may be from multiple practices).

Coordinator can getnames from CCTA or SPECT schedule (if they do SPECT).

Patient presents to ED or Urgent Care Center w/ Stable Angina

(Coordinator located in either cardiology or radiology)

Patient either discharged with out imaging for follow-up,

or, imaged during stay in observation unit.

Patient visits ED for stable chest pain

= potential point of coordinator interaction.

Coordinator can getnames from ED – patients not imaged and discharged for follow-up and/or coordinator can check ED periodically throughout day to capture patients in advance of imaging to be done that day.

Coordinator can contact discharged patients by phone, or consent patients who will be imaged to RESCUE Trial and randomize prior to imaging, if ED aware and on board w/ trial.

Patient presents to Internal Medicine Physician(Coordinator located in either cardiology or radiology)

= potential point of coordinator interaction.

Coordinator can getnames from scheduler, if permission granted by physician, then call patient in advance.

If permission granted by internist coordinator can meet with patient already contacted, consent patient to RESCUE Trial and randomize. Or patient can return at a mutually convenient time.

Coordinator can getnames from CCTA, SPECT, stress test schedule.

SPECT or CCTA Schedule

Patient visits internistInternist schedules imaging examination

Patient schedules internist visit for stable chest pain (internists may be in multiple practices).