2002
Evaluation of a Consumer-Oriented Internet Health Care Report Card: The Risk of Quality Ratings Based on Mortality Data
Krumholz HM, Rathore SS, Chen J, Wang Y, Radford MJ. Evaluation of a Consumer-Oriented Internet Health Care Report Card: The Risk of Quality Ratings Based on Mortality Data. JAMA 2002, 287: 1277-1287. PMID: 11886319, DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.10.1277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProcess of careMortality rateHospital ratingEnzyme inhibitorsUS acute care hospitalsSystematic medical record reviewIndividual hospitalsStudy periodAcute myocardial infarction mortalityAcute reperfusion therapyReperfusion therapy ratesMedical record reviewService beneficiaries 65 yearsCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectBeneficiaries 65 yearsAcute care hospitalsMyocardial infarction mortalityHealth care report cardsQuality of careCare report cardsHospital performanceReperfusion therapyTherapy ratesCare hospitalRecord review
2000
Evaluating Quality of Care for Patients With Heart Failure
Krumholz H, Baker D, Ashton C, Dunbar S, Friesinger G, Havranek E, Hlatky M, Konstam M, Ordin D, Pina I, Pitt B, Spertus J. Evaluating Quality of Care for Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation 2000, 101: e122-40. PMID: 10736303, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.101.12.e122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAnticoagulantsAspirinAtrial FibrillationData CollectionDigoxinExercise TherapyFee-for-Service PlansHeart FailureHumansInformation ServicesLength of StayOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient Education as TopicPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality of Health CareReferral and ConsultationStroke VolumeUnited StatesVentricular Dysfunction, Left