2019
Trends in Performance and Opportunities for Improvement on a Composite Measure of Acute Myocardial Infarction Care
Desai NR, Udell JA, Wang Y, Spatz ES, Dharmarajan K, Ahmad T, Julien HM, Annapureddy A, Goyal A, de Lemos JA, Masoudi FA, Bhatt DL, Minges KE, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP. Trends in Performance and Opportunities for Improvement on a Composite Measure of Acute Myocardial Infarction Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2019, 12: e004983. PMID: 30871375, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiology Service, HospitalFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRacial GroupsRegistriesSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsProportion of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionDefect-free careHispanic patientsAMI careOlder patientsCare measuresNational Cardiovascular Data Registry Acute Coronary TreatmentIntervention Outcomes Network RegistryAcute myocardial infarction careGuideline-recommended pharmacotherapyMedicaid insurance coverageSociodemographic groupsMyocardial infarction careSafety-net statusGreatest absolute improvementComposite measureQuality of careHospital-level performanceCessation counselingEvidence-based processReperfusion therapyCardiac rehabilitationCoronary TreatmentVentricular functionAssociation of Income Disparities with Patient-Reported Healthcare Experience
Okunrintemi V, Khera R, Spatz ES, Salami JA, Valero-Elizondo J, Warraich HJ, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Pawlik TM, Dharmarajan K, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Association of Income Disparities with Patient-Reported Healthcare Experience. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 884-892. PMID: 30783877, PMCID: PMC6544715, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04848-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient healthcare experienceHealthcare experiencesHigher oddsMedical Expenditure Panel Survey cohortHealthcare providersRepresentative US adult populationUS adult populationTimes higher oddsQuality of careTimes greater oddsLow incomePoor healthcare experiencesRetrospective studyPatient incomePatient levelPatient reportsUS adultsProvider satisfactionGreater oddsPatientsHealth outcomesSurvey cohortAdult populationStudy participantsAspects of access
2017
Quality of Care in Chinese Hospitals: Processes and Outcomes After ST‐segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Downing NS, Wang Y, Dharmarajan K, Nuti SV, Murugiah K, Du X, Zheng X, Li X, Li J, Masoudi FA, Spertus JA, Jiang L, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in Chinese Hospitals: Processes and Outcomes After ST‐segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e005040. PMID: 28645937, PMCID: PMC5669155, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.005040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-elevation myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized mortality ratesQuality of careGuideline-recommended careGuideline-recommended treatmentMyocardial infarctionMortality rateST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionChina PEACE-Retrospective AMI StudyComposite rateMedian risk-standardized mortality rateProportion of patientsElevation myocardial infarctionQuality improvement initiativesProportion of opportunitiesDefect-free rateHospital levelInfarctionHospitalChinese hospitalsPatientsCareAMI studyImprovement initiativesHigh rate
2013
Most Important Outcomes Research Papers on Variation in Cardiovascular Disease
Lampropulos JF, Gupta A, Kulkarni VT, Mody P, Chen R, Bikdeli B, Dharmarajan K. Most Important Outcomes Research Papers on Variation in Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2013, 6: e9-e16. PMID: 23481532, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAge FactorsCardiovascular DiseasesGuideline AdherenceHealth Services ResearchHealthcare DisparitiesHumansOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality Indicators, Health CareResidence CharacteristicsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment Outcome
2012
Most Important Articles on Cardiovascular Disease Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Mody P, Gupta A, Bikdeli B, Lampropulos JF, Dharmarajan K. Most Important Articles on Cardiovascular Disease Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: e33-e41. PMID: 22811508, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.112.967638.Peer-Reviewed Original Research