2013
Comprehensive quality of discharge summaries at an academic medical center
Horwitz LI, Jenq GY, Brewster UC, Chen C, Kanade S, Van Ness P, Araujo KL, Ziaeian B, Moriarty JP, Fogerty RL, Krumholz HM. Comprehensive quality of discharge summaries at an academic medical center. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2013, 8: 436-443. PMID: 23526813, PMCID: PMC3695055, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDays of dischargeDischarge summariesAcute coronary syndromeProspective cohort studyAdvanced practice nursesImproved patient outcomesAcademic medical centerDischarge summary qualityCoronary syndromeCohort studyOutpatient cliniciansHeart failureOutside physiciansPractice nursesOutpatient physiciansPatient outcomesMedical CenterConsensus conferenceJoint CommissionMedical societiesPatientsSafe transitionTotalPhysiciansDays
2006
Does Random Treatment Assignment Cause Harm to Research Participants?
Gross CP, Krumholz HM, Van Wye G, Emanuel EJ, Wendler D. Does Random Treatment Assignment Cause Harm to Research Participants? PLOS Medicine 2006, 3: e188. PMID: 16719548, PMCID: PMC1470665, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical outcomesTreatment assignmentRCT participantsClinical trialsTrial participantsRandom treatment assignmentPrimary study outcomeMeeting eligibility criteriaImproved patient outcomesSimilar health statusSubstandard medical careBaseline characteristicsPatient groupPatient outcomesEligibility criteriaHealth outcomesHealth statusEligible manuscriptsMedical careSystematic reviewSame interventionClinical researchStudy outcomesOutcomesSignificant differencesIsolation of Health Services Research from Practice and Policy: The Example of Chronic Heart Failure Management
Seow H, Phillips CO, Rich MW, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Lynn J. Isolation of Health Services Research from Practice and Policy: The Example of Chronic Heart Failure Management. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2006, 54: 535-540. PMID: 16551325, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00638.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic heart failureHealth services researchCHF managementChronic heart failure managementHeart failure managementImproved patient outcomesServices researchHealth services researchersHeart failurePatient outcomesClinical carePatient benefitRoutine practiceFailure managementDisease managementHealthcare deliveryServices researchersE-mail surveyTrialsU.S. studiesLiterature reviewManagementCare