2012
Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction.
Bradley EH, Curry LA, Spatz ES, Herrin J, Cherlin EJ, Curtis JP, Thompson JW, Ting HH, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 156: 618-26. PMID: 22547471, PMCID: PMC3386642, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-9-201205010-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionLower risk-standardized mortality ratesMyocardial infarctionNurse championsMortality rateHospital strategiesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHospital-level factorsIntensive care unitAcute care hospitalsCardiac catheterization laboratoryCross-sectional surveyUnited Health FoundationCare hospitalCare unitCross-sectional designAMI casesAMI volumeCatheterization laboratoryHospital cliniciansHospitalMultivariate analysisPatientsHealth Foundation
2011
What distinguishes top-performing hospitals in acute myocardial infarction mortality rates? A qualitative study.
Curry LA, Spatz E, Cherlin E, Thompson JW, Berg D, Ting HH, Decker C, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. What distinguishes top-performing hospitals in acute myocardial infarction mortality rates? A qualitative study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2011, 154: 384-90. PMID: 21403074, PMCID: PMC4735872, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-6-201103150-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
What are covering doctors told about their patients? Analysis of sign-out among internal medicine house staff
Horwitz LI, Moin T, Krumholz HM, Wang L, Bradley EH. What are covering doctors told about their patients? Analysis of sign-out among internal medicine house staff. BMJ Quality & Safety 2009, 18: 248. PMID: 19651926, PMCID: PMC2722040, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.028654.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Quality 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
2003
Detection of Errors by Attending Physicians on a General Medicine Service
Chaudhry SI, Olofinboba KA, Krumholz HM. Detection of Errors by Attending Physicians on a General Medicine Service. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2003, 18: 595-600. PMID: 12911640, PMCID: PMC1494901, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20919.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdolescentAgedFemaleHospitals, GeneralHumansMaleMedical ErrorsMedical Staff, HospitalMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk ManagementUnited StatesConceptsGeneral medicine serviceAdverse eventsClinical careMedicine serviceRoutine clinical careHealth care workersHealth care providersAcademic hospitalDrug errorsHospitalist physiciansHospitalist serviceCare providersCare workersProspective identificationPatientsPhysiciansHospitalistsStatistical significanceHouse staffCommon typeCareLaboratory techniciansMedical errorsNear missesSpectrum of errorsWhat Are Hospitals Doing to Increase Beta-Blocker Use?
Bradley EH, Holmboe ES, Wang Y, Herrin J, Frederick PD, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. What Are Hospitals Doing to Increase Beta-Blocker Use? The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2003, 29: 409-415. PMID: 12953605, DOI: 10.1016/s1549-3741(03)29049-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-blocker useQuality improvement interventionsMyocardial infarctionCare coordinatorsClinical pathwayImprovement interventionsAcute myocardial infarctionCross-sectional analysisQuality improvement staffQuality improvement effortsNational registryMedian numberHospitalTelephone surveyInfarctionReminder FormInterventionImprovement effortsRegistryPrevalencePathwayPhysiciansCharacteristics 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 States