2006
Delay in the Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Effect on Quality of Care and Its Assessment
Graff LG, Wang Y, Borkowski B, Tuozzo K, Foody JM, Krumholz HM, Radford MJ. Delay in the Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Effect on Quality of Care and Its Assessment. Academic Emergency Medicine 2006, 13: 931-938. PMID: 16894002, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2006.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overAngina, UnstableAspirinCohort StudiesConnecticutEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansMaleMyocardial InfarctionPatient AdmissionQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAdmission diagnosisBeta blockersQuality of careMyocardial infarctionDiagnosis of AMICharacteristics of patientsPercutaneous coronary interventionPrincipal discharge diagnosisEvidence-based therapiesRate of administrationCoronary interventionCardiac catheterizationDischarge diagnosisPrincipal diagnosisFrequency of delaysDischarge statusPatient careAdmissionAMI diagnosisPatientsDiagnosisMedicare casesCareInfarction
1997
A collaborative project in Connecticut to improve the care of patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Meehan TP, Radford MJ, Vaccarino LV, Gottlieb LD, McGovern-Hughes B, Herman MV, Revkin JH, Therrien ML, Petrillo MK, Krumholz HM. A collaborative project in Connecticut to improve the care of patients with acute myocardial infarction. Connecticut Medicine 1997, 61: 147-55. PMID: 9097486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut Peer Review OrganizationPeer review organizationsCare of patientsAcute myocardial infarction careChart abstraction toolUse of thrombolyticsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction careStaff education sessionsNon-Medicare patientsBeta blockersAtrial fibrillationAppropriate medicationEmergency departmentMyocardial infarctionQI interventionsLocal hospitalImprovement interventionsEducation sessionsHospitalQI planPatientsIndividual hospitalsQI activitiesQI project
1996
A Collaborative Project in Connecticut to Improve the Care of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Meehan T, Radford M, Vaccarino L, Gottlieb L, McGovern-Hughes B, Herman M, Revkin J, Therrien M, Petrillo M, Krumholz H. A Collaborative Project in Connecticut to Improve the Care of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 1996, 22: 751-761. PMID: 8937949, DOI: 10.1016/s1070-3241(16)30280-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut Peer Review OrganizationPeer review organizationsCare of patientsAcute myocardial infarction careChart abstraction toolUse of thrombolyticsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction careStaff education sessionsNon-Medicare patientsBeta blockersAtrial fibrillationAppropriate medicationEmergency departmentMyocardial infarctionQI interventionsLocal hospitalImprovement interventionsEducation sessionsHospitalQI planPatientsIndividual hospitalsQI activitiesQI project