2017
The American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines (GWTG)-Stroke development and impact on stroke care
Ormseth CH, Sheth KN, Saver JL, Fonarow GC, Schwamm LH. The American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines (GWTG)-Stroke development and impact on stroke care. Stroke And Vascular Neurology 2017, 2: 94. PMID: 28959497, PMCID: PMC5600018, DOI: 10.1136/svn-2017-000092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke care deliveryAmerican Heart AssociationHeart AssociationCare deliveryEvidence-based careContinuous quality improvement initiativesQuality improvement initiativesInpatient outcomesStroke ProgramPatient characteristicsStroke outcomeStroke careStroke developmentVoluntary registryPatient outcomesHospital adherenceImprovement initiativesOutcomesCareGuidelinesAssociationGWTGDeliveryRegistry
2009
Hospital performance recognition with the Get With The Guidelines Program and mortality for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure
Heidenreich P, Lewis W, LaBresh K, Schwamm L, Fonarow G. Hospital performance recognition with the Get With The Guidelines Program and mortality for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure. American Heart Journal 2009, 158: 546-553. PMID: 19781413, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.07.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureMyocardial infarctionProcess of careAdditional adjustmentGuideline programHeart failure mortalityRisk-adjusted mortalityAmerican Heart AssociationAcute myocardial infractionMI mortalityHeart AssociationHospital characteristicsMyocardial infractionLower riskHospitalMortalityMedicaid ServicesCareHigh levelsInfarctionCardiac processesMedicareFailureGWTG