2016
Sex and Race/Ethnicity Differences in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Counseling and Use Among Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Hess P, Hernandez A, Bhatt D, Hellkamp A, Yancy C, Schwamm L, Peterson E, Schulte P, Fonarow G, Al-Khatib S. Sex and Race/Ethnicity Differences in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Counseling and Use Among Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. Circulation 2016, 134: 517-526. PMID: 27492903, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.021048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureWhite patientsHispanic patientsBlack patientsGuidelines-Heart Failure programRace/ethnicity differencesRace/ethnicityEligible patientsHospital stayEjection fractionPrimary preventionMinority patientsPatientsICDWomenCounselingMenEthnicity differencesObservational analysisSexFailureEthnicityPrevious studiesStayEthnic minorities
2011
Comparison of Composite Measure Methodologies for Rewarding Quality of Care
Eapen Z, Fonarow G, Dai D, O'Brien S, Schwamm L, Cannon C, Heidenreich P, Bhatt D, Peterson E, Hernandez A. Comparison of Composite Measure Methodologies for Rewarding Quality of Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 610-618. PMID: 22010200, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.961391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReadmission ratesHospital rankingsRisk-standardized readmission ratesRisk-standardized mortality ratesOpportunity-based scoreAcute myocardial infarctionBottom quintileComposite scoreModest correlationQuality Improvement ProgramComposite measureCause mortalityNumber of hospitalsHealth care performanceMyocardial infarctionMortality rateHospitalCare performanceScoresSimilar changesMortalityQuintileObservational analysisComposite performance measure