2015
2015 ACC/AHA Focused Update of Secondary Prevention Lipid Performance Measures A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures
Drozda JP, Ferguson TB, Jneid H, Krumholz HM, Nallamothu BK, Olin JW, Ting HH. 2015 ACC/AHA Focused Update of Secondary Prevention Lipid Performance Measures A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 67: 558-587. PMID: 26698405, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Board certification in internal medicine and cardiology: Historical success and future challenges
Baron RJ, Krumholz HM, Jessup M, Brosseau JL. Board certification in internal medicine and cardiology: Historical success and future challenges. Trends In Cardiovascular Medicine 2014, 25: 305-311. PMID: 25543872, DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2014.10.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiologyCertificationClinical CompetenceHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansInternal MedicineQuality of Health CareSocieties, MedicalUnited States
2013
Regional Density of Cardiologists and Rates of Mortality for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure
Kulkarni VT, Ross JS, Wang Y, Nallamothu BK, Spertus JA, Normand SL, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Regional Density of Cardiologists and Rates of Mortality for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: 352-359. PMID: 23680965, PMCID: PMC5323047, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiologyCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHealthcare DisparitiesHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioPhysiciansPneumoniaPrognosisResidence CharacteristicsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureHospital referral regionsMortality riskLowest quintileMyocardial infarctionReferral regionsMedicare administrative claims dataCharacteristics of patientsRisk of deathAdministrative claims dataHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsRate of mortalityRegional densityHighest quintileNumber of cardiologistsWorse outcomesClaims dataPatientsPneumoniaCardiologistsHospitalizationAdmissionQuintile
2007
Opening of Specialty Cardiac Hospitals and Use of Coronary Revascularization in Medicare Beneficiaries
Nallamothu BK, Rogers MA, Chernew ME, Krumholz HM, Eagle KA, Birkmeyer JD. Opening of Specialty Cardiac Hospitals and Use of Coronary Revascularization in Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA 2007, 297: 962-968. PMID: 17341710, DOI: 10.1001/jama.297.9.962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCardiac Care FacilitiesCardiology Service, HospitalCatchment Area, HealthCoronary Artery BypassHealth Care SurveysHealth Services Needs and DemandHospitals, GeneralHumansLinear ModelsMedicareMyocardial RevascularizationPractice Patterns, Physicians'Program DevelopmentReimbursement, IncentiveUnited StatesUtilization ReviewConceptsHospital referral regionsPopulation-based ratesSpecialty cardiac hospitalsCardiac hospitalTotal revascularizationCoronary revascularizationGeneral HospitalMedicare beneficiariesCardiac programAnnual population-based ratesAcute myocardial infarctionCost-efficient careMyocardial infarctionAdjusted ratesRevascularizationReferral regionsProcedure utilizationHospitalCABGPCIPatientsLinear regression modelsRegression modelsRelative increaseHealth care market