2014
Transfer Rates From Nonprocedure Hospitals After Initial Admission and Outcomes Among Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Barreto-Filho JA, Wang Y, Rathore SS, Spatz ES, Ross JS, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Transfer Rates From Nonprocedure Hospitals After Initial Admission and Outcomes Among Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 213-222. PMID: 24296747, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.11944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryRisk-standardized mortality ratesBypass graft surgeryPercutaneous coronary interventionLength of stayMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsGraft surgeryRevascularization ratesCoronary interventionMortality rateLower risk-standardized mortality ratesRate of catheterizationHospital transfer ratesInvasive cardiac proceduresTransfer of patientsRisk-standardized mortalityHospital outcomesInitial admissionMedian lengthService patientsCardiac proceduresHospital differences
2011
Project Access-New Haven: improving access to specialty care for patients without insurance.
Spatz ES, Phipps MS, Lagarde S, Borgstrom C, Hunter AE, Wang OJ, Rosenthal MS, Lucas G. Project Access-New Haven: improving access to specialty care for patients without insurance. Connecticut Medicine 2011, 75: 349-54. PMID: 21755852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultConnecticutHealth Services AccessibilityHospitals, SpecialHumansMedically UninsuredPhysiciansSpecializationVolunteersConceptsSpecialty careSpecialty physiciansSpecialty care needsTimely medical careQuality health careHealth care networkPatient navigationPatient navigatorsEmergency departmentUninsured adultsLocal hospitalMedical careMore physiciansPatientsHospitalCareVulnerable populationsHealth carePhysiciansPoor accessFurther data