2012
Achievement of Guideline-Concordant Care and In-Hospital Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease in Teaching and Nonteaching Hospitals
Tam L, Fonarow G, Bhatt D, Grau-Sepulveda M, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L, Giugliano R. Achievement of Guideline-Concordant Care and In-Hospital Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease in Teaching and Nonteaching Hospitals. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 6: 58-65. PMID: 23233750, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.112.965525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmerican Heart AssociationCoronary Artery DiseaseDrug Therapy, CombinationEvidence-Based PracticeFemaleGuideline AdherenceGuidelines as TopicHospital MortalityHospitalsHospitals, TeachingHumansInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareQuality Assurance, Health CareRetrospective StudiesSecondary PreventionTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsGuideline-concordant careGuidelines-Coronary Artery Disease programSecondary prevention therapiesCoronary artery diseaseTeaching hospitalHospital mortalityArtery diseasePrevention therapyAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockersEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockersEvidence-based secondary prevention therapiesDisease programsGuideline-recommended therapiesAngiotensin receptor blockersIn-Hospital OutcomesLength of stayLow-density lipoproteinGreatest incremental improvementReceptor blockersSystolic dysfunctionPrimary outcomeSmoking cessationLipid therapyOdds ratioNonteaching hospitals
2011
Are Quality Improvements in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program Related to Better Care or Better Data Documentation?
Reeves M, Grau-Sepulveda M, Fonarow G, Olson D, Smith E, Schwamm L. Are Quality Improvements in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program Related to Better Care or Better Data Documentation? Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2011, 4: 503-511. PMID: 21828344, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.961755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuidelines-Stroke programAtrial fibrillation/flutterIntravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) therapyRecombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapyDeep vein thrombosis prophylaxisTissue plasminogen activator therapyBetter careTarget populationGWTG-Stroke hospitalsIschemic stroke admissionsPlasminogen activator therapyNumber of patientsProportion of subjectsData collection formDischarge antithromboticsEarly antithromboticsThrombosis prophylaxisTreatment contraindicationsEligible subjectsStroke admissionsActivator therapySmoking cessationLipid therapyMeasure complianceContraindications
2010
Race/Ethnicity, Quality of Care, and Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke
Schwamm L, Reeves M, Pan W, Smith E, Frankel M, Olson D, Zhao X, Peterson E, Fonarow G. Race/Ethnicity, Quality of Care, and Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke. Circulation 2010, 121: 1492-1501. PMID: 20308617, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.881490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careWhite patientsRace/ethnicityHospital mortalityIschemic strokeHispanic patientsBlack patientsDeep vein thrombosis prophylaxisEvidence-based care processesGuidelines-Stroke programStroke performance measuresHospital-level variablesQuality Improvement ProgramRace/ethnicity groupsDischarge antithromboticsIntravenous thrombolysisRecurrent strokeThrombosis prophylaxisDiabetes mellitusStroke careAtrial fibrillationMedian lengthSmoking cessationLipid therapyHigher odds