2004
Effects of a quality improvement collaborative on the outcome of care of patients with HIV infection: the EQHIV study.
Landon BE, Wilson IB, McInnes K, Landrum MB, Hirschhorn L, Marsden PV, Gustafson D, Cleary PD. Effects of a quality improvement collaborative on the outcome of care of patients with HIV infection: the EQHIV study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2004, 140: 887-96. PMID: 15172903, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-11-200406010-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careQuality Improvement ProgramRyan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) ActCollaborative quality improvement programProportion of patientsAppropriate screening testsOutcomes of careAntiretroviral therapyControl patientsQuality improvement strategiesHIV infectionIntervention clinicsStudy clinicRandomized trialsViral loadClinic typePostintervention studyCare measuresMedical recordsIntervention groupControl clinicsPatientsControl groupScreening testSociodemographic characteristics
1992
Comparison of patient-reported outcomes after elective coronary artery bypass grafting in patients aged ≥ and <65 years
Guadagnoli E, Ayanian J, Cleary P. Comparison of patient-reported outcomes after elective coronary artery bypass grafting in patients aged ≥ and <65 years. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1992, 70: 60-64. PMID: 1615871, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)91390-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassProportion of patientsOlder patientsElective CABGArtery bypassPostsurgical health-related qualitySevere co-morbid diseaseAge groupsElective coronary artery bypassLife outcomesImpact of CABGLife outcome scoresCo-morbid diseasesHealth-related qualityPatient-reported outcomesFunctional benefitsMental health statusMajor teaching hospitalYounger onesPreadmission statusMarried patientsOutcome scoresTeaching hospitalInstrumental activitiesDaily living