Quality of Care in Chinese Hospitals: Processes and Outcomes After ST‐segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Downing NS, Wang Y, Dharmarajan K, Nuti SV, Murugiah K, Du X, Zheng X, Li X, Li J, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Jiang L, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in Chinese Hospitals: Processes and Outcomes After ST‐segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e005040. PMID: 28645937, PMCID: PMC5669155, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.005040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-elevation myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized mortality ratesQuality of careGuideline-recommended careGuideline-recommended treatmentMyocardial infarctionMortality rateST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyComposite rateMedian risk-standardized mortality rateProportion of patientsElevation myocardial infarctionQuality improvement initiativesProportion of opportunitiesDefect-free rateHospital levelInfarctionHospitalChinese hospitalsPatientsCareAMI studyImprovement initiativesHigh rate