2007
Randomized Trial of Telemonitoring to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes (Tele-HF): Study Design
Chaudhry SI, Barton B, Mattera J, Spertus J, Krumholz HM. Randomized Trial of Telemonitoring to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes (Tele-HF): Study Design. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2007, 13: 709-714. PMID: 17996818, PMCID: PMC2702538, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.06.720.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsHeart failure outcomesHeart failureClinical statusFailure outcomesDecompensated heart failureHeart failure decompensationCare of patientsPrimary care practicesSelf-reported weightUsual careHospital readmissionDaily symptomsRandomized trialsGeneral cardiologyPatient participationHealth behaviorsCare practicesPatientsFrequent monitoringFavorable effectInterventionOutcomesSymptomsTrialsCare
2004
Clinical trial of an educational intervention to achieve recommended cholesterol levels in patients with coronary artery disease
Lichtman JH, Amatruda J, Yaari S, Cheng S, Smith GL, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Clinical trial of an educational intervention to achieve recommended cholesterol levels in patients with coronary artery disease. American Heart Journal 2004, 147: 522-528. PMID: 14999204, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLDL cholesterol target levelsCholesterol target levelsProportion of patientsCoronary artery diseaseUsual care groupArtery diseaseLevels 1 yearCholesterol managementCare groupEducational interventionPatient knowledgeLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) target levelsTarget levelCholesterol knowledgeUsual careClinical characteristicsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeCholesterol levelsClinical trialsIntervention groupPatientsHospitalizationDiseaseIntervention
2003
What 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 effortsRegistryPrevalencePathwayPhysicians
2002
Randomized trial of an education and support intervention to preventreadmission of patients with heart failure
Krumholz HM, Amatruda J, Smith GL, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Crombie P, Vaccarino V. Randomized trial of an education and support intervention to preventreadmission of patients with heart failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2002, 39: 83-89. PMID: 11755291, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01699-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureSupport interventionsIntervention groupControl groupHospital readmission costsOne-year readmissionRate of readmissionAdverse clinical outcomesCost of careDisease management programsReadmission costsClinical outcomesHospital costsReadmissionLower riskPatientsOne-yearDemographic characteristicsInterventionTrialsGroupFormal educationTotal numberMedical componentsFailure