2017
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Score for Evaluating Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer
Force T, Chang A, Kosinski A, Raymond D, Magee M, DeCamp M, Farjah F, Grogan E, Seder C, Allen M, Blasberg J, Blackmon S, Burfeind W, Cassivi S, Park B, Shahian D, Wormuth D, Han J, Wright C, Fernandez F, Kozower B. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Score for Evaluating Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2017, 103: 1661-1667. PMID: 28385375, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperative mortality rateMortality rateMajor complicationsEsophageal cancerComposite scoreSurgical proceduresRisk-adjusted operative mortality ratesSTS participantsShorter postoperative lengthMajor complication rateCardiac surgical proceduresNational Inpatient SampleLow procedure volumeRisk-adjusted outcomesCancer surgical proceduresThoracic Surgeons composite scoreComposite quality measurePostoperative lengthComplication rateInpatient SampleLung cancerStudy populationEsophagectomyThoracic surgeonsProcedure volumeImpact of an Expanded Hospital Recognition Program for Stroke Quality of Care
Heidenreich P, Zhao X, Hernandez A, Schwamm L, Smith E, Reeves M, Peterson E, Fonarow G. Impact of an Expanded Hospital Recognition Program for Stroke Quality of Care. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e004278. PMID: 28110310, PMCID: PMC5523627, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.004278.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Assessing Community Quality of Health Care
Herrin J, Kenward K, Joshi MS, Audet AM, Hines SJ. Assessing Community Quality of Health Care. Health Services Research 2015, 51: 98-116. PMID: 26096649, PMCID: PMC4722214, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital service areasNursing homesHospital measuresHospital qualityHigh hospital qualityHealth system factorsAgreement of measuresHigh-quality careHigh-quality hospitalsHome health agenciesDimensions of careComposite quality measureGeneral practitionersCare settingsNH careHealth agenciesQuality hospitalsHospitalCareHealth careSystem factorsAvailable quality measuresQuality measuresHigh differSetting
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