2017
Assessing the reliability of self-reported weight for the management of heart failure: application of fraud detection methods to a randomised trial of telemonitoring
Steventon A, Chaudhry SI, Lin Z, Mattera JA, Krumholz HM. Assessing the reliability of self-reported weight for the management of heart failure: application of fraud detection methods to a randomised trial of telemonitoring. BMC Medical Informatics And Decision Making 2017, 17: 43. PMID: 28420352, PMCID: PMC5395848, DOI: 10.1186/s12911-017-0426-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-digit preferenceHeart failureHeart Failure Outcomes trialEffective preventive careCharacteristics of patientsSelf-reported weightHealth care professionalsSix-month trial periodIntervention patientsMore medicationsAccuracy of reportingOutcome trialsTrial enrollmentPreventive careClinical managementUnnecessary treatmentDesign of initiativesCare professionalsPatientsRegistration numberAlert fatigueElectronic medical dataTrial periodTrialsNumber of days
2010
Telemonitoring in Patients with Heart Failure
Chaudhry SI, Mattera JA, Curtis JP, Spertus JA, Herrin J, Lin Z, Phillips CO, Hodshon BV, Cooper LS, Krumholz HM. Telemonitoring in Patients with Heart Failure. New England Journal Of Medicine 2010, 363: 2301-2309. PMID: 21080835, PMCID: PMC3237394, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1010029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary end pointUsual care groupSecondary end pointsHeart failureEnd pointHeart failure outcomesNumber of hospitalizationsTelephone-based interactive voice response systemUsual careAdverse eventsPatient's clinicianMedian ageCare groupLarge trialsInteractive voice response systemPatientsSmall studyVoice response systemNumber of daysHospitalizationReadmissionTelemonitoringSignificant differencesCliniciansDeath