2023
Organizational culture and barriers to change in University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Cardiac Unit
Mengstie M, Biks G, Cherlin E, Curry L. Organizational culture and barriers to change in University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Cardiac Unit. BMC Health Services Research 2023, 23: 296. PMID: 36978055, PMCID: PMC10053860, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09278-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHospitalsHospitals, SpecialHumansMyocardial InfarctionOrganizational CultureProblem Solving
2017
Influencing organisational culture to improve hospital performance in care of patients with acute myocardial infarction: a mixed-methods intervention study
Curry LA, Brault MA, Linnander EL, McNatt Z, Brewster AL, Cherlin E, Flieger SP, Ting HH, Bradley EH. Influencing organisational culture to improve hospital performance in care of patients with acute myocardial infarction: a mixed-methods intervention study. BMJ Quality & Safety 2017, 27: 207. PMID: 29101292, PMCID: PMC5867431, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHow guiding coalitions promote positive culture change in hospitals: a longitudinal mixed methods interventional study
Bradley EH, Brewster AL, McNatt Z, Linnander EL, Cherlin E, Fosburgh H, Ting HH, Curry LA. How guiding coalitions promote positive culture change in hospitals: a longitudinal mixed methods interventional study. BMJ Quality & Safety 2017, 27: 218. PMID: 29101290, PMCID: PMC5867433, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment and Psychometric Properties of a Scale to Measure Hospital Organizational Culture for Cardiovascular Care
Bradley EH, Brewster AL, Fosburgh H, Cherlin EJ, Curry LA. Development and Psychometric Properties of a Scale to Measure Hospital Organizational Culture for Cardiovascular Care. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2017, 10: e003422. PMID: 28302647, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.116.003422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttitude of Health PersonnelCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHospitalsHumansJob SatisfactionLeadershipMedical Staff, HospitalMyocardial InfarctionOrganizational CultureProcess Assessment, Health CarePsychometricsQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWorkplace
2015
Symptom Recognition and Healthcare Experiences of Young Women With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Lichtman JH, Leifheit-Limson EC, Watanabe E, Allen NB, Garavalia B, Garavalia LS, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Curry LA. Symptom Recognition and Healthcare Experiences of Young Women With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 8: s31-s38. PMID: 25714826, PMCID: PMC4801001, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsConflict, PsychologicalFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHospitalizationHumansInterviews as TopicMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient Acceptance of Health CarePreventive Health ServicesQualitative ResearchRecognition, PsychologyRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCare-seeking behaviorAcute careMyocardial infarctionProdromal symptomsHeart diseaseSymptom recognitionAcute myocardial infarction symptomsAcute myocardial infarction mortalityHealthcare systemMyocardial infarction symptomsPreventive health careCare-seeking experiencesMyocardial infarction mortalityAcute medical therapyPreventive health behaviorsCardiovascular riskMedical therapyPrompt recognitionPreventive carePrimary careInfarction symptomsAged menMortality riskHealth behaviors
2014
Strategies to reduce hospital 30-day risk-standardized mortality rates for patients with acute myocardial infarction: a cross-sectional and longitudinal survey
Bradley EH, Sipsma H, Brewster AL, Krumholz HM, Curry L. Strategies to reduce hospital 30-day risk-standardized mortality rates for patients with acute myocardial infarction: a cross-sectional and longitudinal survey. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2014, 14: 126. PMID: 25252826, PMCID: PMC4182840, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-14-126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCooperative BehaviorCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Medical TechniciansHealth Care SurveysHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansInservice TrainingInterdisciplinary CommunicationLongitudinal StudiesMedical Order Entry SystemsMyocardial InfarctionOrganizational CulturePatient Care TeamQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionAMI mortality ratesPercentage of hospitalsMortality rateMyocardial infarctionAMI mortalityHospital AMI mortality ratesRisk-standardized mortality ratesEmergency medical services (EMS) providersHospital strategiesCross-sectional surveyPhysician order entryBackgroundSurvival ratesAMI careMedical service providersResultsBetween 2010HospitalU.S. hospitalsOrder entryRegular trainingInfarctionLongitudinal analysisHospital performanceMortalityCurrent use
2012
Correlations among risk‐standardized mortality rates and among risk‐standardized readmission rates within hospitals
Horwitz LI, Wang Y, Desai MM, Curry LA, Bradley EH, Drye EE, Krumholz HM. Correlations among risk‐standardized mortality rates and among risk‐standardized readmission rates within hospitals. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2012, 7: 690-696. PMID: 22865546, PMCID: PMC3535010, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesReadmission ratesRisk-standardized mortalityHeart failureMortality rateReadmission measuresUS hospitalsMortality measuresCross-sectional studyMortality cohortReadmission cohortHospital outcomesSame hospitalMyocardial infarctionMedicare patientsMedicare feeService beneficiariesTeaching hospital membersHospitalSame quartileHospital membersPneumoniaCohortContemporary Evidence About Hospital Strategies for Reducing 30-Day Readmissions A National Study
Bradley EH, Curry L, Horwitz LI, Sipsma H, Thompson JW, Elma M, Walsh MN, Krumholz HM. Contemporary Evidence About Hospital Strategies for Reducing 30-Day Readmissions A National Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 60: 607-614. PMID: 22818070, PMCID: PMC3537181, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.03.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesHeart FailureHumansMyocardial InfarctionPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionQuality ImprovementConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPrimary medical doctorHeart failurePreventable readmissionsOutpatient prescription recordsReadmission of patientsCross-sectional studyQuality improvement initiativesQuality improvement teamReadmission ratesPrescription recordsMyocardial infarctionReadmissionCommunity physiciansHigh riskLocal hospitalPatientsHospital practiceQuality improvement resourcesStandard frequency analysisHospitalWeb-based surveyPrevalence of practicesDischarge summariesMost hospitalsHospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction.
Bradley EH, Curry LA, Spatz ES, Herrin J, Cherlin EJ, Curtis JP, Thompson JW, Ting HH, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 156: 618-26. PMID: 22547471, PMCID: PMC3386642, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-9-201205010-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionLower risk-standardized mortality ratesMyocardial infarctionNurse championsMortality rateHospital strategiesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHospital-level factorsIntensive care unitAcute care hospitalsCardiac catheterization laboratoryCross-sectional surveyUnited Health FoundationCare hospitalCare unitCross-sectional designAMI casesAMI volumeCatheterization laboratoryHospital cliniciansHospitalMultivariate analysisPatientsHealth Foundation
2011
Behaviors of successful interdisciplinary hospital quality improvement teams
Santana C, Curry LA, Nembhard IM, Berg DN, Bradley EH. Behaviors of successful interdisciplinary hospital quality improvement teams. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2011, 6: 501-506. PMID: 22042750, PMCID: PMC4437800, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurvival after Acute Myocardial Infarction (SAMI) study: The design and implementation of a positive deviance study
Krumholz HM, Curry LA, Bradley EH. Survival after Acute Myocardial Infarction (SAMI) study: The design and implementation of a positive deviance study. American Heart Journal 2011, 162: 981-987.e9. PMID: 22137070, PMCID: PMC3688068, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality of Care in the US Territories
Nunez-Smith M, Bradley EH, Herrin J, Santana C, Curry LA, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Quality of Care in the US Territories. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 171: 1528-1540. PMID: 21709184, PMCID: PMC3251926, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesRisk-standardized mortality ratesHeart failureMortality rateReadmission ratesProcess measuresHospital characteristicsHighest risk-standardized mortality ratesPrincipal discharge diagnosisQuality of careHealth care qualityDischarge diagnosisService patientsMyocardial infarctionTerritorial HospitalNonfederal hospitalsUS territoriesMedicare feePneumoniaHospitalCare qualityPatientsPerformance of hospitalsUS statesWhat distinguishes top-performing hospitals in acute myocardial infarction mortality rates? A qualitative study.
Curry LA, Spatz E, Cherlin E, Thompson JW, Berg D, Ting HH, Decker C, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. What distinguishes top-performing hospitals in acute myocardial infarction mortality rates? A qualitative study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2011, 154: 384-90. PMID: 21403074, PMCID: PMC4735872, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-6-201103150-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Variation in Hospital Mortality Rates for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Curry L, Cherlin EJ, Wang Y, Webster TR, Drye EE, Normand SL, Krumholz HM. Variation in Hospital Mortality Rates for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 106: 1108-1112. PMID: 20920648, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansMyocardial InfarctionRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsMyocardial infarctionMortality rateCross-sectional national studyHospital mortality rateHospital patient populationAmerican Hospital Association surveyAMI dischargeMean hospitalHospital outcomesCardiac facilitiesPatient populationAMI volumeMultivariable modelPatient profilesMedicare beneficiariesHospitalHospital bedsPatientsTeaching statusUnited States Census dataStates Census dataInfarctionStatus profile
2008
Organizational resiliency: how top-performing hospitals respond to setbacks in improving quality of cardiac care.
Webster TR, Curry L, Berg D, Radford M, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Organizational resiliency: how top-performing hospitals respond to setbacks in improving quality of cardiac care. Journal Of Healthcare Management 2008, 53: 169-81; discussion 181-2. PMID: 18546919, PMCID: PMC3203950, DOI: 10.1097/00115514-200805000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Achieving Rapid Door-To-Balloon Times
Bradley EH, Curry LA, Webster TR, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, McNamara RL, Barton BA, Berg DN, Krumholz HM. Achieving Rapid Door-To-Balloon Times. Circulation 2006, 113: 1079-1085. PMID: 16490818, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.590133.Peer-Reviewed Original Research