2014
Strategies to reduce hospital 30-day risk-standardized mortality rates for patients with acute myocardial infarction: a cross-sectional and longitudinal survey
Bradley EH, Sipsma H, Brewster AL, Krumholz HM, Curry L. Strategies to reduce hospital 30-day risk-standardized mortality rates for patients with acute myocardial infarction: a cross-sectional and longitudinal survey. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2014, 14: 126. PMID: 25252826, PMCID: PMC4182840, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-14-126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCooperative BehaviorCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Medical TechniciansHealth Care SurveysHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansInservice TrainingInterdisciplinary CommunicationLongitudinal StudiesMedical Order Entry SystemsMyocardial InfarctionOrganizational CulturePatient Care TeamQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAMI mortality ratesPercentage of hospitalsMortality rateMyocardial infarctionAMI mortalityHospital AMI mortality ratesRisk-standardized mortality ratesEmergency medical services (EMS) providersHospital strategiesCross-sectional surveyPhysician order entryBackgroundSurvival ratesAMI careMedical service providersResultsBetween 2010HospitalU.S. hospitalsOrder entryRegular trainingInfarctionLongitudinal analysisHospital performanceMortalityCurrent use
2010
Applying Practice Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Dorsey KB, Mauldon M, Magraw R, Valka J, Yu S, Krumholz HM. Applying Practice Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity in Children and Adolescents. Clinical Pediatrics 2010, 49: 137-145. PMID: 20080520, DOI: 10.1177/0009922809346567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional analysisObese patientsFifth visitDocumentation of BMIFirst clinic visitTreatment of obesityLongitudinal analysisIndividual risk behaviorsClinic visitsClinician adherenceMedical recordsWeight managementObesity preventionFirst visitClinicians' attentionRisk behaviorsPatientsPractice recommendationsVisitsOverweightBMIPreventionAdherenceTreatmentObesity