2015
Association of Physician Certification in Interventional Cardiology With In-Hospital Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Fiorilli PN, Minges KE, Herrin J, Messenger JC, Ting HH, Nallamothu BK, Lipner RS, Hess BJ, Holmboe ES, Brennan JJ, Curtis JP. Association of Physician Certification in Interventional Cardiology With In-Hospital Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation 2015, 132: 1816-1824. PMID: 26384518, PMCID: PMC4641797, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.017523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiology Service, HospitalCertificationFemaleHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPhysiciansRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsEmergency coronary artery bypassPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassVascular complicationsHospital mortalityEnd pointHospital outcomesCoronary interventionPCI proceduresIn-Hospital OutcomesPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsComposite end pointRisk of bleedingHierarchical multivariable modelInternal Medicine certificationAmerican BoardCathPCI RegistryPatient characteristicsPCI volumeUnadjusted outcomesAdverse outcomesPatient outcomesMultivariable model
2014
Effectiveness of the Chest Pain Choice decision aid in emergency department patients with low-risk chest pain: study protocol for a multicenter randomized trial
Anderson RT, Montori VM, Shah ND, Ting HH, Pencille LJ, Demers M, Kline JA, Diercks DB, Hollander JE, Torres CA, Schaffer JT, Herrin J, Branda M, Leblanc A, Hess EP. Effectiveness of the Chest Pain Choice decision aid in emergency department patients with low-risk chest pain: study protocol for a multicenter randomized trial. Trials 2014, 15: 166. PMID: 24884807, PMCID: PMC4031497, DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAngina, UnstableCardiology Service, HospitalClinical ProtocolsCommunicationConflict, PsychologicalDecision Support TechniquesEmergency Service, HospitalHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth ResourcesHumansMyocardial InfarctionPatient Education as TopicPhysician-Patient RelationsPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisResearch DesignRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUnited StatesVideo RecordingConceptsAdvanced cardiac testingAcute coronary syndromeDiverse emergency departmentsEmergency departmentCardiac testingHealthcare utilizationLow-risk chest pain patientsLow-risk chest painMajor adverse cardiac eventsMethods/designThisAdverse cardiac eventsLow-risk patientsProportion of patientsChest pain patientsCommon reason patientsEmergency department patientsPatient-clinician discussionsHospital billing recordsPatient-centered outcomesElectronic medical recordsAvailable management optionsDecision aidChest painCoronary syndromeUsual care
2004
Hospital-Level Performance Improvement
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Mattera JA, Holmboe ES, Wang Y, Frederick P, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Hospital-Level Performance Improvement. Medical Care 2004, 42: 591-599. PMID: 15167327, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000128006.27364.a9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAmerican Hospital AssociationCardiology Service, HospitalComorbidityDrug Utilization ReviewFemaleGeographyGuideline AdherenceHealth Care SurveysHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient DischargeQuality Assurance, Health CareRegistriesSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesConceptsBeta-blocker useAcute myocardial infarctionHospital-level variationHospital characteristicsMyocardial infarctionBeta-blocker prescription ratesHospital-level changesHospital-level ratesAmerican Hospital Association Annual SurveyClinical characteristicsPrescription ratesNational registryAMI volumeHospital ratesRate of improvementImprovement rateTeaching statusIndividual hospitalsInfarctionHospitalNational surveyPercentage pointsTime periodUse ratesWeak predictor