2015
Assessing Hospital Performance for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Samadashvili Z, Hannan EL, Cozzens K, Walford G, Jacobs AK, Berger PB, Holmes DR, Venditti FJ, Curtis J. Assessing Hospital Performance for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Medical Care 2015, 53: 245-252. PMID: 25675402, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesNon-PCI hospitalsPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionED transfersMyocardial infarctionMortality rateAcute myocardial infarction patientsMedicaid ServicesEmergency department transfersHospital outlier statusRisk-adjusted hospitalMyocardial infarction patientsQuality of careHospital quality assessmentDepartment transfersCoronary interventionPCI hospitalsInfarction patientsInpatient transfersHospitalDifferent hospitals
2014
Transfer Rates From Nonprocedure Hospitals After Initial Admission and Outcomes Among Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Barreto-Filho JA, Wang Y, Rathore SS, Spatz ES, Ross JS, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Transfer Rates From Nonprocedure Hospitals After Initial Admission and Outcomes Among Elderly Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 213-222. PMID: 24296747, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.11944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryRisk-standardized mortality ratesBypass graft surgeryPercutaneous coronary interventionLength of stayMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsGraft surgeryRevascularization ratesCoronary interventionMortality rateLower risk-standardized mortality ratesRate of catheterizationHospital transfer ratesInvasive cardiac proceduresTransfer of patientsRisk-standardized mortalityHospital outcomesInitial admissionMedian lengthService patientsCardiac proceduresHospital differences