2019
Association of Income Disparities with Patient-Reported Healthcare Experience
Okunrintemi V, Khera R, Spatz ES, Salami JA, Valero-Elizondo J, Warraich HJ, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Pawlik TM, Dharmarajan K, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Association of Income Disparities with Patient-Reported Healthcare Experience. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 884-892. PMID: 30783877, PMCID: PMC6544715, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04848-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient healthcare experienceHealthcare experiencesHigher oddsMedical Expenditure Panel Survey cohortHealthcare providersRepresentative US adult populationUS adult populationTimes higher oddsQuality of careTimes greater oddsLow incomePoor healthcare experiencesRetrospective studyPatient incomePatient levelPatient reportsUS adultsProvider satisfactionGreater oddsPatientsHealth outcomesSurvey cohortAdult populationStudy participantsAspects of access
2009
Reduction in Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality in the United States: Risk-Standardized Mortality Rates From 1995-2006
Krumholz HM, Wang Y, Chen J, Drye EE, Spertus JA, Ross JS, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Lichtman JH, Havranek EP, Masoudi FA, Radford MJ, Han LF, Rapp MT, Straube BM, Normand SL. Reduction in Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality in the United States: Risk-Standardized Mortality Rates From 1995-2006. JAMA 2009, 302: 767-773. PMID: 19690309, PMCID: PMC3349070, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionShort-term mortality rateMortality rateHospital variationNonfederal acute care hospitalsAcute myocardial infarction mortalityHospital mortality rateDay of admissionRisk standardized mortality ratesAcute care hospitalsMyocardial infarction mortalityHealth care professionalsIndex hospitalizationCare hospitalMyocardial infarctionNational averagePatient levelMedicare patientsObservational studyMedical adviceHospital varianceMAIN OUTCOMECare professionalsPatients