2005
From Adversary to Partner: Have Quality Improvement Organizations Made the Transition?
Bradley EH, Carlson MD, Gallo WT, Scinto J, Campbell MK, Krumholz HM. From Adversary to Partner: Have Quality Improvement Organizations Made the Transition? Health Services Research 2005, 40: 459-476. PMID: 15762902, PMCID: PMC1361151, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.0y368.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelBenchmarkingCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Cross-Sectional StudiesHealth PromotionHospital AdministratorsHospitalsHumansMyocardial InfarctionOrganizational InnovationPhysician ExecutivesProfessional Review OrganizationsQuality Indicators, Health CareTotal Quality ManagementUnited StatesConceptsQuality Improvement OrganizationQuality of careAcute myocardial infarctionImprovement organizationsPeer review organizationsMyocardial infarctionHospital performance dataTarget physiciansNational random sampleSpecific interventionsHospitalHospital administrationQuality improvement directorsInterventionCareReview organizationsPhysiciansRandom sampleAdministrationOne-quarterManagement directorsInfarctionEducational materialsPatientsRespondents
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsConnecticutHospitalsHumansMyocardial InfarctionOrganizational InnovationProfessional Review OrganizationsProgram EvaluationQuality Assurance, Health CareConceptsAcute 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
1998
Improving the Quality of Care for Medicare Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project
Marciniak TA, Ellerbeck EF, Radford MJ, Kresowik TF, Gold JA, Krumholz HM, Kiefe CI, Allman RM, Vogel RA, Jencks SF. Improving the Quality of Care for Medicare Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project. JAMA 1998, 279: 1351-1357. PMID: 9582042, DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.17.1351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlabamaCardiologyCardiology Service, HospitalConnecticutData CollectionHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansIowaMedicareMyocardial InfarctionPilot ProjectsProfessional Review OrganizationsQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareStatistics, NonparametricSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesWisconsinConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careMyocardial infarctionMedicare patientsBeta-blocker useAdministration of aspirinClinical practice guidelinesCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectLength of stayAcute care hospitalsQuality improvement projectQuality Improvement ProgramPilot statesPostinfarction mortalityAspirin useCessation counselingCare hospitalPeer review organizationsMedian lengthInpatient claimsPrincipal diagnosisPractice guidelinesInfarctionPatientsMortality comparisons
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedConnecticutFemaleHospitalsHumansInterinstitutional RelationsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionProfessional Review OrganizationsQuality Assurance, Health CareConceptsConnecticut 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
1995
Quality of care for Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction. A four-state pilot study from the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project.
Ellerbeck EF, Jencks SF, Radford MJ, Kresowik TF, Craig AS, Gold JA, Krumholz HM, Vogel RA. Quality of care for Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction. A four-state pilot study from the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project. JAMA 1995, 273: 1509-14. PMID: 7739077, DOI: 10.1001/jama.273.19.1509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careMedicare patientsMyocardial infarctionRetrospective medical record reviewPercentage of patientsMedical record reviewClinical practice guidelinesCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectAcute care hospitalsHealth care professionalsPrimary hospitalizationInitial hospitalizationCare hospitalRecord reviewStandard treatmentAMI careCare indicatorsPrincipal diagnosisPractice guidelinesAMI therapyMAIN OUTCOMEHospitalizationCare professionalsPatients