2017
Hospital Performance on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Process and Outcomes Measures
Chui PW, Parzynski CS, Nallamothu BK, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Hospital Performance on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Process and Outcomes Measures. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e004276. PMID: 28446493, PMCID: PMC5524055, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.004276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiac RehabilitationCoronary DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMedicarePatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsProcess Assessment, Health CareQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReferral and ConsultationRegistriesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsProcess measuresReadmission ratesOutcome measuresNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryHospital performancePercutaneous coronary interventionSpecific process measuresRisk-standardized mortalityPCI patientsCathPCI RegistryCoronary interventionHospital variationOutcome ratesHospital qualityPhysician ConsortiumMortalitySmall percentageWeak correlationAssociationIntervention processPatients
2016
Temporal Trends in the Risk Profile of Patients Undergoing Outpatient Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Vora AN, Dai D, Gurm H, Amin AP, Messenger JC, Mahmud E, Mauri L, Wang TY, Roe MT, Curtis J, Patel MR, Dauerman HL, Peterson ED, Rao SV. Temporal Trends in the Risk Profile of Patients Undergoing Outpatient Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2016, 9: e003070. PMID: 26957417, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.115.003070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk profileCathPCI RegistryHospital admissionPatient riskHigh riskCardiology National Cardiovascular Data Registry's CathPCI RegistryNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryOutpatient percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) proceduresProportion of outpatientsProportion of patientsPercutaneous coronary interventionInpatient hospital stayCoronary intervention proceduresPost-PCI complicationsLevel of careOutpatient reimbursementHospital stayCoronary interventionGreater comorbidityOutpatient basisPCI proceduresAmerican CollegeLower riskPatients
2008
Regional Variation in Cardiac Catheterization Appropriateness and Baseline Risk After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Ko DT, Wang Y, Alter DA, Curtis JP, Rathore SS, Stukel TA, Masoudi FA, Ross JS, Foody JM, Krumholz HM. Regional Variation in Cardiac Catheterization Appropriateness and Baseline Risk After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2008, 51: 716-723. PMID: 18279735, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.10.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac catheterization useBaseline riskCardiac catheterizationMyocardial infarctionCardiology/American Heart Association classificationRisk-standardized mortality ratesAmerican Heart Association classificationCardiac catheterization ratesGRACE risk scoreHigh-risk patientsClass I patientsClass III patientsClass II patientsPatient appropriatenessCatheterization ratesHospital admissionI patientsPrimary outcomeAMI patientsII patientsIII patientsAppropriate indicationsInvasive strategyPhysician characteristics
2007
Comparing Hospital Performance in Door-to-Balloon Time Between the Hospital Quality Alliance and the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Nallamothu BK, Wang Y, Bradley EH, Ho KK, Curtis JP, Rumsfeld JS, Masoudi FA, Krumholz HM. Comparing Hospital Performance in Door-to-Balloon Time Between the Hospital Quality Alliance and the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2007, 50: 1517-1519. PMID: 17919575, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryData CollectionHospitalsHumansMyocardial InfarctionProcess Assessment, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesTime and Motion StudiesUnited States