2018
Quality Improvement Initiatives to Reduce Mortality: An Opportunity to Engage Palliative Care and Improve Advance Care Planning
Flieger SP, Spatz E, Cherlin EJ, Curry LA. Quality Improvement Initiatives to Reduce Mortality: An Opportunity to Engage Palliative Care and Improve Advance Care Planning. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2018, 36: 97-104. PMID: 30122054, DOI: 10.1177/1049909118794149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvance care planningPalliative careCare planningQuality improvement initiativesAcute myocardial infarction mortalityPalliative care trainingImprovement initiativesMayo Clinic Care NetworkMyocardial infarction mortalityQuality improvement staffEnd of lifeAcute eventPatient goalsAMI mortalityCare trainingSecondary analysisMortalityFamily preferencesCare networkCarePatientsCliniciansQuality outcomesFamily goalsHospital executives
2011
What distinguishes top-performing hospitals in acute myocardial infarction mortality rates? A qualitative study.
Curry LA, Spatz E, Cherlin E, Thompson JW, Berg D, Ting HH, Decker C, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. What distinguishes top-performing hospitals in acute myocardial infarction mortality rates? A qualitative study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2011, 154: 384-90. PMID: 21403074, PMCID: PMC4735872, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-6-201103150-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research