2018
Geographical Health Priority Areas For Older Americans
Krumholz HM, Normand ST, Wang Y. Geographical Health Priority Areas For Older Americans. Health Affairs 2018, 37: 104-110. PMID: 29309217, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth priority areasMortality rateHigher adjusted mortality ratesRisk-standardized mortality ratesAdjusted mortality rateHealth careUnique Medicare beneficiariesMedicare beneficiariesUS populationHealth disparitiesOlder adultsStudy periodGeographic disparitiesOlder AmericansCarePercentDisparitiesPriority areasWide disparity
2001
Racial Differences in the Use of Cardiac Catheterization after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chen J, Rathore S, Radford M, Wang Y, Krumholz H. Racial Differences in the Use of Cardiac Catheterization after Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2001, 344: 1443-1449. PMID: 11346810, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200105103441906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac catheterizationBlack patientsWhite patientsMyocardial infarctionCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectPatterns of careAdjusted mortality rateRacial differencesBlack physiciansStudy cohortCatheterizationInfarctionMedicare beneficiariesMortality ratePatientsPhysiciansWhite physiciansLower ratesSignificant interactionCohortRaceDifferencesCare