2015
Organizational culture in cardiovascular care in Chinese hospitals: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Yin ES, Downing NS, Li X, Singer SJ, Curry LA, Li J, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Organizational culture in cardiovascular care in Chinese hospitals: a descriptive cross-sectional study. BMC Health Services Research 2015, 15: 569. PMID: 26689591, PMCID: PMC4685633, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-1211-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAgedAttitude of Health PersonnelCardiac Care FacilitiesCardiovascular DiseasesChinaCross-Sectional StudiesEfficiencyFemaleHospitalsHumansLeadershipMaleMiddle AgedModels, OrganizationalOrganizational CultureQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality ImprovementQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSurveys and Questionnaires
2014
Risk Adjustment of Ischemic Stroke Outcomes for Comparing Hospital Performance
Katzan IL, Spertus J, Bettger JP, Bravata DM, Reeves MJ, Smith EE, Bushnell C, Higashida RT, Hinchey JA, Holloway RG, Howard G, King RB, Krumholz HM, Lutz BJ, Yeh RW. Risk Adjustment of Ischemic Stroke Outcomes for Comparing Hospital Performance. Stroke 2014, 45: 918-944. PMID: 24457296, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000441948.35804.77.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmerican Heart AssociationBrain IschemiaHospitalsHumansModels, OrganizationalOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient ReadmissionPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisQuality of Health CareRecovery of FunctionReproducibility of ResultsRisk AdjustmentSample SizeStrokeTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsIschemic stroke outcomeRisk-adjustment modelsStroke severityStroke outcomeStroke careOutcome measuresHospital levelRisk-adjusted outcome comparisonsRisk adjustmentHospital-level outcomesHospital performanceVascular risk factorsImportant prognostic factorIschemic stroke careIndividual patient levelStroke severity measuresRisk-adjusted modelsHospital-level performanceQuality of strokeComparison of qualityIschemic strokePrognostic factorsComorbid conditionsFunctional outcomeMajor disability