2019
Twenty-Year Trends in Outcomes for Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States
Krumholz HM, Normand ST, Wang Y. Twenty-Year Trends in Outcomes for Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e191938. PMID: 30874787, PMCID: PMC6484647, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRecurrent acute myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionAMI dischargeCause readmissionCoronary interventionMyocardial infarctionMedicare feeCoronary artery bypass graft surgery ratesCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryInpatient percutaneous coronary interventionRate of catheterizationBypass graft surgeryShort-term mortalityInpatient paymentsQuality of careTwenty-year trendsEvolution of outcomesHospital mortalityHospital stayInpatient outcomesCause mortalityGraft surgeryCohort study
2017
Quality of Care in the United States Territories, 1999–2012
Nuti SV, Wang Y, Masoudi FA, Nunez-Smith M, Normand ST, Murugiah K, Rodríguez-Vilá O, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in the United States Territories, 1999–2012. Medical Care 2017, 55: 886-892. PMID: 28906314, PMCID: PMC6482857, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureHospitalization ratesMedicare beneficiariesMortality rateService Medicare beneficiariesQuality of careRecent study periodPneumonia hospitalizationsMyocardial infarctionPatient outcomesMillions of AmericansMedicare feeHealth outcomesPneumoniaService beneficiariesHospital reimbursementUnique beneficiariesHealth equityStudy periodPatient paymentsInpatient paymentsHealth careMortalityCare