2019
Trends in Performance and Opportunities for Improvement on a Composite Measure of Acute Myocardial Infarction Care
Desai NR, Udell JA, Wang Y, Spatz ES, Dharmarajan K, Ahmad T, Julien HM, Annapureddy A, Goyal A, de Lemos JA, Masoudi FA, Bhatt DL, Minges KE, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Trends in Performance and Opportunities for Improvement on a Composite Measure of Acute Myocardial Infarction Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e004983. PMID: 30871375, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiology Service, HospitalFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRacial GroupsRegistriesSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsProportion of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionDefect-free careHispanic patientsAMI careOlder patientsCare measuresNational Cardiovascular Data Registry Acute Coronary TreatmentIntervention Outcomes Network RegistryAcute myocardial infarction careGuideline-recommended pharmacotherapyMedicaid insurance coverageSociodemographic groupsMyocardial infarction careSafety-net statusGreatest absolute improvementComposite measureQuality of careHospital-level performanceCessation counselingEvidence-based processReperfusion therapyCardiac rehabilitationCoronary TreatmentVentricular function
2005
The impact of socioeconomic status and race on trial participation for older women with breast cancer
Gross CP, Filardo G, Mayne ST, Krumholz HM. The impact of socioeconomic status and race on trial participation for older women with breast cancer. Cancer 2005, 103: 483-491. PMID: 15597407, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAsianBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansLogistic ModelsMedicaidMultivariate AnalysisNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Odds RatioPatient SelectionPovertySEER ProgramUnemploymentUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsBreast cancer trialsTrial participationOlder womenBreast cancerSocioeconomic statusMedicaid insuranceTrial enrollmentCancer patientsCancer trialsMultivariable logistic regression modelBreast cancer patientsMedicaid insurance coverageAssociation of SESHigh-poverty zip codesCase-control studyPopulation-based sampleLow socioeconomic statusLogistic regression modelsImpact of SESWhite patientsBlack patientsSEER areasBlack raceElderly womenTrial participants