2016
Identification of Hospital Cardiac Services for Acute Myocardial Infarction Using Individual Patient Discharge Data
Chang TE, Krumholz HM, Li S, Martin J, Ranasinghe I. Identification of Hospital Cardiac Services for Acute Myocardial Infarction Using Individual Patient Discharge Data. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5: e003680. PMID: 27628573, PMCID: PMC5079029, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.003680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPatient discharge dataCardiac servicesMyocardial infarctionAmerican Heart Association/American CollegePremier Healthcare DatabaseCurrent Procedural Terminology codesProcedural Terminology codesAmerican Hospital Association Annual SurveyDischarge dataPremier hospitalsCardiology guidelinesNinth RevisionAMI careInpatient careClinical ModificationAmerican CollegeTerminology codesInternational ClassificationHealthcare databasesCare variesCare processesHospitalHospital servicesPremier database
2015
Hospital variation in admission to intensive care units for patients with acute myocardial infarction
Chen R, Strait KM, Dharmarajan K, Li SX, Ranasinghe I, Martin J, Fazel R, Masoudi FA, Cooke CR, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM. Hospital variation in admission to intensive care units for patients with acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2015, 170: 1161-1169. PMID: 26678638, PMCID: PMC5459386, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnterior Wall Myocardial InfarctionCoronary Care UnitsHealth Care RationingHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient AdmissionQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentTriageUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionIntensive care unitCritical care therapiesRisk-standardized mortality ratesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesICU admissionResource-intensive settingsCare therapyAMI patientsCare unitMyocardial infarctionMortality rateAdult hospitalizationsHospital variationNinth RevisionClinical ModificationICU triageInternational ClassificationBetter outcomesPatientsHospitalAdmissionPremier databaseTherapyAppropriate use
2013
Patterns of Change in Nesiritide Use in Patients With Heart Failure How Hospitals React to New Information
Partovian C, Li SX, Xu X, Lin H, Strait KM, Hwa J, Krumholz HM. Patterns of Change in Nesiritide Use in Patients With Heart Failure How Hospitals React to New Information. JACC Heart Failure 2013, 1: 318-324. PMID: 24621935, PMCID: PMC5322944, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2013.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureNesiritide useHospital characteristicsHospital groupDecompensated heart failureProportion of hospitalizationsPatterns of changeMultivariate regression analysisPatient characteristicsEarly reliefHospital patternsHospitalTeaching statusPremier databaseMedical evidenceHospitalizationPatientsRegression analysisSafety concernsLow usersUse ratesGroupFailureFurther researchDyspnea