2007
Telemonitoring for Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: A Systematic Review
Chaudhry SI, Phillips CO, Stewart SS, Riegel B, Mattera JA, Jerant AF, Krumholz HM. Telemonitoring for Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: A Systematic Review. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2007, 13: 56-62. PMID: 17339004, PMCID: PMC1910700, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2006.09.001.BooksConceptsHeart failure patientsFailure patientsHeart failureHigh-risk heart failure patientsHigh-risk Hispanic populationMonitoring of signsChronic heart failureHeart failure hospitalizationLow-risk patientsDisease managementHigh-quality careFailure hospitalizationNegative studiesSymptom monitoringPatientsHealth statusMEDLINE databaseSystematic reviewQuality carePhysiologic monitoringIntervention typeEvidence baseSimilar effectivenessIntervention costsHispanic population
2006
The Prospective Registry Evaluating Myocardial Infarction: Events and Recovery (PREMIER)—Evaluating the impact of myocardial infarction on patient outcomes
Spertus JA, Peterson E, Rumsfeld JS, Jones PG, Decker C, Krumholz H, Consortium C. The Prospective Registry Evaluating Myocardial Infarction: Events and Recovery (PREMIER)—Evaluating the impact of myocardial infarction on patient outcomes. American Heart Journal 2006, 151: 589-597. PMID: 16504619, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.05.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth status outcomesMyocardial infarctionChart abstractionPostdischarge careMI carePatients' health status outcomesDetailed chart abstractionOutcomes of patientsHealth status characteristicsOne-month followPatient-centered interviewProspective registryLongitudinal careMedical historyPatient outcomesInpatient careUS CentersPatientsStatus outcomesNovel registryHealth statusQuality careInfarctionCarePREMIER studyQuality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Patients with Alcohol‐Related Diagnoses
Fiellin DA, O'Connor PG, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Patients with Alcohol‐Related Diagnoses. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2006, 30: 70-75. PMID: 16433733, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00001.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related diagnosesAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionElderly patientsEligible patientsCare measuresRetrospective cohort analysisPrincipal discharge diagnosisTime of dischargeCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectAcute care hospitalsMedical record dataQuality of careBaseline characteristicsCare hospitalPrimary outcomeDischarge diagnosisCohort analysisAlcohol abuseMedicare beneficiariesInfarctionPatientsElderly adultsAlcohol dependenceQuality care
2003
Aligning quality and payment for heart failure care: Defining the challenges
Havranek EP, Krumholz HM, Dudley RA, Adams K, Gregory D, Lampert S, Lindenfeld J, Massie BM, Pina I, Restaino S, Rich MW, Konstam MA. Aligning quality and payment for heart failure care: Defining the challenges. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2003, 9: 251-254. PMID: 13680543, DOI: 10.1054/jcaf.2003.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-quality careQuality careHeart Failure SocietyHeart failure careHeart failure patientsQuality of careFailure patientsHeart failureReadmission ratesRecent roundtable discussionDisease severityInterests of patientsCarePatientsHospitalReimbursement systemReimbursement schemesEmpty bedsPhysicians