Patterns of Hospital Performance in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure 30-Day Mortality and Readmission
Krumholz HM, Merrill AR, Schone EM, Schreiner GC, Chen J, Bradley EH, Wang Y, Wang Y, Lin Z, Straube BM, Rapp MT, Normand SL, Drye EE. Patterns of Hospital Performance in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure 30-Day Mortality and Readmission. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2009, 2: 407-413. PMID: 20031870, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.109.883256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureReadmission ratesMyocardial infarctionMortality rateRisk-standardized mortality ratesAge 65 yearsRisk-standardized mortalityHospital referral regionsHospital structural characteristicsType of hospitalHospital performancePrimary diagnosisHospital characteristicsReferral regionsMedicare feeMortalityMedicaid ServicesInfarctionHospitalGeographic differencesReadmissionFailureDiagnosis