2017
Identification of Emergency Department Visits in Medicare Administrative Claims: Approaches and Implications
Venkatesh AK, Mei H, Kocher KE, Granovsky M, Obermeyer Z, Spatz E, Rothenberg C, Krumholz H, Lin Z. Identification of Emergency Department Visits in Medicare Administrative Claims: Approaches and Implications. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 24: 422-431. PMID: 27864915, PMCID: PMC5905698, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED visitsEmergency department visitsClaims-based definitionED visitationAdministrative claimsDepartment visitsClaims dataAdministrative claims data setsHealthcare resource utilizationMore ED visitsAcute care practiceAdministrative claims dataQuality improvement interventionsEmergency care researchMedicare administrative claimsClaims data setsED useCritical careED servicesMedicare feeMedicare dataCare practicesService beneficiariesImprovement interventionsProvider definitions
2005
Quality Improvement Efforts and Hospital Performance
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Mattera JA, Holmboe ES, Wang Y, Frederick P, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Quality Improvement Efforts and Hospital Performance. Medical Care 2005, 43: 282-292. PMID: 15725985, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200503000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesDrug Utilization ReviewFemaleHospitalsHumansLeadershipMaleMedical Staff, HospitalMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOrganizational CultureOutcome Assessment, Health CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesTotal Quality ManagementUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionBeta-blocker prescription ratesQuality improvement effortsMyocardial infarctionBeta-blocker useHospital teaching statusCross-sectional studyQuality improvement interventionsPatient-level dataPhysician leadershipQuality of careHospital performanceHospital quality improvement effortsImprovement effortsQuality improvement strategiesPrescription ratesBorderline significanceNational registryAMI volumeUS hospitalsImprovement interventionsHospitalTeaching statusEvidence baseHigh/medium
2003
What Are Hospitals Doing to Increase Beta-Blocker Use?
Bradley EH, Holmboe ES, Wang Y, Herrin J, Frederick PD, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. What Are Hospitals Doing to Increase Beta-Blocker Use? The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2003, 29: 409-415. PMID: 12953605, DOI: 10.1016/s1549-3741(03)29049-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-blocker useQuality improvement interventionsMyocardial infarctionCare coordinatorsClinical pathwayImprovement interventionsAcute myocardial infarctionCross-sectional analysisQuality improvement staffQuality improvement effortsNational registryMedian numberHospitalTelephone surveyInfarctionReminder FormInterventionImprovement effortsRegistryPrevalencePathwayPhysicians
2000
What's Happening in Quality Improvement at the Local Hospital: A State Wide Study From the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project
Holmboe E, Meehan T, Radford M, Wang Y, Krumholz H. What's Happening in Quality Improvement at the Local Hospital: A State Wide Study From the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2000, 15: 106-113. PMID: 10872260, DOI: 10.1177/106286060001500304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectFull-time equivalentsAMI careNonfederal hospitalsIndividual hospitalsCare of patientsProcess of careMultidisciplinary QI teamQuality of careQuality improvement activitiesMyocardial infarctionLocal hospitalImprovement interventionsHospitalRegistered NursesSecondary analysisPhysician championsQI teamsCareScientific evidenceState-wide studyCritical pathwaysQuestionnaire studyDepartment
1997
A collaborative project in Connecticut to improve the care of patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Meehan TP, Radford MJ, Vaccarino LV, Gottlieb LD, McGovern-Hughes B, Herman MV, Revkin JH, Therrien ML, Petrillo MK, Krumholz HM. A collaborative project in Connecticut to improve the care of patients with acute myocardial infarction. Connecticut Medicine 1997, 61: 147-55. PMID: 9097486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut Peer Review OrganizationPeer review organizationsCare of patientsAcute myocardial infarction careChart abstraction toolUse of thrombolyticsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction careStaff education sessionsNon-Medicare patientsBeta blockersAtrial fibrillationAppropriate medicationEmergency departmentMyocardial infarctionQI interventionsLocal hospitalImprovement interventionsEducation sessionsHospitalQI planPatientsIndividual hospitalsQI activitiesQI project
1996
A Collaborative Project in Connecticut to Improve the Care of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Meehan T, Radford M, Vaccarino L, Gottlieb L, McGovern-Hughes B, Herman M, Revkin J, Therrien M, Petrillo M, Krumholz H. A Collaborative Project in Connecticut to Improve the Care of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 1996, 22: 751-761. PMID: 8937949, DOI: 10.1016/s1070-3241(16)30280-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut Peer Review OrganizationPeer review organizationsCare of patientsAcute myocardial infarction careChart abstraction toolUse of thrombolyticsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction careStaff education sessionsNon-Medicare patientsBeta blockersAtrial fibrillationAppropriate medicationEmergency departmentMyocardial infarctionQI interventionsLocal hospitalImprovement interventionsEducation sessionsHospitalQI planPatientsIndividual hospitalsQI activitiesQI project