2013
Impact of macroeconomic status on prehospital management, in-hospital care and functional outcome of acute stroke in China
Ji R, Wang D, Liu G, Shen H, Wang Y, Li H, Schwamm L, Wang Y. Impact of macroeconomic status on prehospital management, in-hospital care and functional outcome of acute stroke in China. Journal Of Clinical Practice 2013, 10: 701-712. DOI: 10.2217/cpr.13.68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrehospital managementFunctional outcomeChina National Stroke RegistryModified Rankin Scale scoreOpportunity-based scoreNational Stroke RegistryRankin Scale scoreGood functional outcomeGeneralized estimation equationsStroke RegistryIschemic strokeHospital careScale scoreHospital qualityStrokeComposite measureCareOutcomesScores
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