2010
Who is missing from the measures? Trends in the proportion and treatment of patients potentially excluded from publicly reported quality measures
Bernheim SM, Wang Y, Bradley EH, Masoudi FA, Rathore SS, Ross JS, Drye E, Krumholz HM. Who is missing from the measures? Trends in the proportion and treatment of patients potentially excluded from publicly reported quality measures. American Heart Journal 2010, 160: 943-950.e5. PMID: 21095284, PMCID: PMC3319386, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.06.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMedicaidMedicareMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPrognosisQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionProportion of patientsRelative contraindicationAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorTreatment of patientsMedicaid Services core measuresQuality improvement projectPublic reportingCross-sectional analysisMyocardial infarctionMedicare patientsHospital careΒ-blockersAMI admissionsPatientsInsufficient evidenceEnzyme inhibitorsTreatment ratesBetter careContraindicationsMedicaid ServicesData cohortCore measuresTreatmentImprovement project
1999
Performance of the '100 top hospitals': what does the report card report?
Chen J, Radford MJ, Wang Y, Marciniak TA, Krumholz HM. Performance of the '100 top hospitals': what does the report card report? Health Affairs 1999, 18: 53-68. PMID: 10425843, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.18.4.53.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionElderly AMI patientsThirty-day mortalityUse of aspirinLower readmission ratesHospital peer groupsTop hospitalsReadmission ratesAMI patientsSuperior clinical performanceHospital studyMyocardial infarctionHospital costsMedicare patientsBetter outcomesHospitalBetter carePatientsClinical performanceLower lengthReperfusionInfarctionAspirinStayMortality