2012
Appropriate And Inappropriate Imaging Rates For Prostate Cancer Go Hand In Hand By Region, As If Set By Thermostat
Makarov DV, Desai R, Yu JB, Sharma R, Abraham N, Albertsen PC, Krumholz HM, Penson DF, Gross CP. Appropriate And Inappropriate Imaging Rates For Prostate Cancer Go Hand In Hand By Region, As If Set By Thermostat. Health Affairs 2012, 31: 730-740. PMID: 22492890, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInappropriate imagingAppropriate imagingProstate cancerHigh-risk prostate cancerHigh rateHigh-risk patientsHealth care utilizationProstate cancer patientsCross-sectional studyOverall imaging rateHealth care costsLower ratesCare utilizationCancer patientsAppropriate treatmentAdvanced imagingCare costsPatientsHealth care organizationsCare organizationsCancerCost containmentImagingImaging rateRegional variation
2003
Regional variation in the treatment and outcomes of myocardial infarction: investigating New England’s advantage
Krumholz HM, Chen J, Rathore SS, Wang Y, Radford MJ. Regional variation in the treatment and outcomes of myocardial infarction: investigating New England’s advantage. American Heart Journal 2003, 146: 242-249. PMID: 12891191, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(03)00237-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAspirinCoronary Artery BypassFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHospitalizationHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMyocardial InfarctionNew EnglandOutcome Assessment, Health CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality of Health CareThrombolytic TherapyUnited StatesConceptsPractice patternsMortality rateReperfusion therapyBetter short-term outcomesMedical therapy useShort-term outcomesQuality of careHierarchical logistic regression modelsMyocardial infarction treatmentLogistic regression modelsTherapy useMyocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsPhysician characteristicsProvider characteristicsBetter outcomesInfarction treatmentPatientsMI treatmentRegional variationLow useRegional differencesAspirinHospitalTherapy