2005
From Adversary to Partner: Have Quality Improvement Organizations Made the Transition?
Bradley EH, Carlson MD, Gallo WT, Scinto J, Campbell MK, Krumholz HM. From Adversary to Partner: Have Quality Improvement Organizations Made the Transition? Health Services Research 2005, 40: 459-476. PMID: 15762902, PMCID: PMC1361151, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.0y368.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelBenchmarkingCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Cross-Sectional StudiesHealth PromotionHospital AdministratorsHospitalsHumansMyocardial InfarctionOrganizational InnovationPhysician ExecutivesProfessional Review OrganizationsQuality Indicators, Health CareTotal Quality ManagementUnited StatesConceptsQuality Improvement OrganizationQuality of careAcute myocardial infarctionImprovement organizationsPeer review organizationsMyocardial infarctionHospital performance dataTarget physiciansNational random sampleSpecific interventionsHospitalHospital administrationQuality improvement directorsInterventionCareReview organizationsPhysiciansRandom sampleAdministrationOne-quarterManagement directorsInfarctionEducational materialsPatientsRespondentsQuality Improvement Efforts and Hospital Performance
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Mattera JA, Holmboe ES, Wang Y, Frederick P, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Quality Improvement Efforts and Hospital Performance. Medical Care 2005, 43: 282-292. PMID: 15725985, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200503000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesDrug Utilization ReviewFemaleHospitalsHumansLeadershipMaleMedical Staff, HospitalMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOrganizational CultureOutcome Assessment, Health CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesTotal Quality ManagementUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionBeta-blocker prescription ratesQuality improvement effortsMyocardial infarctionBeta-blocker useHospital teaching statusCross-sectional studyQuality improvement interventionsPatient-level dataPhysician leadershipQuality of careHospital performanceHospital quality improvement effortsImprovement effortsQuality improvement strategiesPrescription ratesBorderline significanceNational registryAMI volumeUS hospitalsImprovement interventionsHospitalTeaching statusEvidence baseHigh/medium
2004
Data feedback efforts in quality improvement: lessons learned from US hospitals
Bradley EH, Holmboe ES, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Data feedback efforts in quality improvement: lessons learned from US hospitals. BMJ Quality & Safety 2004, 13: 26. PMID: 14757796, PMCID: PMC1758048, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2002.4408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Volume and Patient Mortality, 1998–2000
Rathore SS, Epstein AJ, Volpp KG, Krumholz HM. Hospital Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Volume and Patient Mortality, 1998–2000. Annals Of Surgery 2004, 239: 110-117. PMID: 14685108, PMCID: PMC1356200, DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000103066.22732.b8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAgedAnalysis of VarianceCause of DeathCoronary Artery BypassCoronary DiseaseFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CareProbabilityRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSampling StudiesSex DistributionTotal Quality ManagementUnited StatesConceptsLow-volume hospitalsMedium-volume hospitalsHigh-volume hospitalsSurgery volumeMortality riskMortality rateNational Inpatient Sample databaseRisk-standardized mortality ratesHospital CABG volumeHospital mortality rateRisk of mortalityLower mortality riskHealth care purchasersHospital mortalityMultivariable adjustmentVolume hospitalsBorderline significanceCABG volumeRetrospective analysisVolume groupMortality differencesPatientsHospitalLeapfrog GroupReliable marker
2003
Characteristics of Physician Leaders Working to Improve the Quality of Care in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Holmboe ES, Bradley EH, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Characteristics of Physician Leaders Working to Improve the Quality of Care in Acute Myocardial Infarction. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2003, 29: 289-296. PMID: 14564747, DOI: 10.1016/s1549-3741(03)29033-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAttitude of Health PersonnelCardiology Service, HospitalClinical CompetenceDrug UtilizationHospital AdministratorsHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationInterviews as TopicLeadershipMedical Staff, HospitalMyocardial InfarctionNursing Staff, HospitalQualitative ResearchTotal Quality ManagementUnited StatesThe roles of senior management in quality improvement efforts: what are the key components?
Bradley EH, Holmboe ES, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. The roles of senior management in quality improvement efforts: what are the key components? Journal Of Healthcare Management 2003, 48: 15-28; discussion 29. PMID: 12592866, DOI: 10.1097/00115514-200301000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
A Qualitative Study of Increasing β-Blocker Use After Myocardial Infarction: Why Do Some Hospitals Succeed?
Bradley EH, Holmboe ES, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. A Qualitative Study of Increasing β-Blocker Use After Myocardial Infarction: Why Do Some Hospitals Succeed? JAMA 2001, 285: 2604-2611. PMID: 11368734, DOI: 10.1001/jama.285.20.2604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-blocker useAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionΒ-blocker useStrong physician leadershipImprovement effortsUS hospitalsQualitative studyHospitalPatientsHospital sizeImprovement initiativesInfarctionKey physiciansGreater improvementPhysician leadershipCareAdministrative supportUse ratesPerformance improvement effortsData feedbackParticipantsGeographic regionsCliniciansMortality
1996
A Collaborative Project in Connecticut to Improve the Care of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Meehan T, Radford M, Vaccarino L, Gottlieb L, McGovern-Hughes B, Herman M, Revkin J, Therrien M, Petrillo M, Krumholz H. A Collaborative Project in Connecticut to Improve the Care of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 1996, 22: 751-761. PMID: 8937949, DOI: 10.1016/s1070-3241(16)30280-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut Peer Review OrganizationPeer review organizationsCare of patientsAcute myocardial infarction careChart abstraction toolUse of thrombolyticsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction careStaff education sessionsNon-Medicare patientsBeta blockersAtrial fibrillationAppropriate medicationEmergency departmentMyocardial infarctionQI interventionsLocal hospitalImprovement interventionsEducation sessionsHospitalQI planPatientsIndividual hospitalsQI activitiesQI project