2008
Consequences of Inadequate Sign-out for Patient Care
Horwitz LI, Moin T, Krumholz HM, Wang L, Bradley EH. Consequences of Inadequate Sign-out for Patient Care. JAMA Internal Medicine 2008, 168: 1755-1760. PMID: 18779462, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.16.1755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care providersClinical conditionsCare providersIntensive care unit transferPatient's clinical conditionCare of patientsHouse staff teamsAdverse eventsImportant adverse consequencesCase reportClinical informationAnticipatory guidancePatientsPatient careUnit transferIterative coding processHouse staffAdverse consequencesSignsCareDaysSessionsProvidersDiagnosisRecipients
2006
Health Status Identifies Heart Failure Outpatients at Risk for Hospitalization or Death
Heidenreich PA, Spertus JA, Jones PG, Weintraub WS, Rumsfeld JS, Rathore SS, Peterson ED, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM, Havranek EP, Conard MW, Williams RE, Consortium C. Health Status Identifies Heart Failure Outpatients at Risk for Hospitalization or Death. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 47: 752-756. PMID: 16487840, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.11.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireB-type natriuretic peptideKCCQ summary scoreHeart failureKCCQ scoresHealth status measuresClinical conditionsNew York Heart Association functional class IVSummary scoresStatus measuresFunctional class IVIschemic HF etiologyLower KCCQ scoresSequential multivariable modelsBaseline patient characteristicsHeart failure outpatientsPatient's clinical conditionProportional hazards regressionBNP levelsHF etiologyHF hospitalizationHF admissionsHF patientsPatient characteristicsWalk distance