2015
Accelerating Improvement and Narrowing Gaps: Trends in Patients' Experiences with Hospital Care Reflected in HCAHPS Public Reporting
Elliott MN, Cohea CW, Lehrman WG, Goldstein EH, Cleary PD, Giordano LA, Beckett MK, Zaslavsky AM. Accelerating Improvement and Narrowing Gaps: Trends in Patients' Experiences with Hospital Care Reflected in HCAHPS Public Reporting. Health Services Research 2015, 50: 1850-1867. PMID: 25854292, PMCID: PMC4693845, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital care experiencesAdult inpatientsHospital characteristicsPublic reportingLinear mixed-effects regression modelsMixed effects regression modelsPatient characteristicsHCAHPS measuresHospital careHospital typePatient experienceHCAHPS scoresHospitalMeaningful improvementsCare experiencesPatient mixLarge hospitalsU.S. hospitalsPercent decreaseInpatientsNational probability sampleGreater improvementProbability sampleNarrowing GapsRegression models
1997
Treatment and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Patients of Cardiologists and Generalist Physicians
Ayanian J, Guadagnoli E, McNeil B, Cleary P. Treatment and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Patients of Cardiologists and Generalist Physicians. JAMA Internal Medicine 1997, 157: 2570-2576. PMID: 9531225, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1997.00440430048006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionGeneralist physiciansBypass surgeryPatient characteristicsCoronary angiographyCoronary angioplastyBeta-adrenergic blocking agentsPatients of cardiologistsCongestive heart failureCardiologists' patientsHeart failureThrombolytic therapyHospital characteristicsConsulting cardiologistBlocking agentMedicare beneficiariesPatientsBetter outcomesEffective drugsInfarctionHospitalCardiologistsPhysiciansMortality