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
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 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