2007
The National Emergency Department Safety Study: Study Rationale and Design
Sullivan AF, Camargo CA, Cleary PD, Gordon JA, Guadagnoli E, Kaushal R, Magid DJ, Rao SR, Blumenthal D. The National Emergency Department Safety Study: Study Rationale and Design. Academic Emergency Medicine 2007, 14: 1182-1189. PMID: 18045895, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Emergency Department Safety StudyEmergency departmentCharacteristics of EDsSafety studiesAcute myocardial infarctionLarge multicenter studyMedical errorsEmergency Medicine NetworkAcute asthmaChart reviewMulticenter studyMyocardial infarctionProcedural sedationED personnelStudy rationaleComprehensive national studyMedicine NetworkFirst comprehensive national studyIdentification of factorsStaff perceptionsStaff reportsNational studyReportAsthmaInfarction
2001
Quality of ambulatory care after myocardial infarction among medicare patients by type of insurance and region
Seddon M, Ayanian J, Landrum M, Cleary P, Peterson E, Gahart M, McNeil B. Quality of ambulatory care after myocardial infarction among medicare patients by type of insurance and region. The American Journal Of Medicine 2001, 111: 24-32. PMID: 11448657, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(01)00741-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAmbulatory CareAnticholesteremic AgentsAspirinCalcium Channel BlockersCaliforniaComorbidityDrug PrescriptionsEducational StatusEthnicityFee-for-Service PlansFemaleFloridaHealth Maintenance OrganizationsHumansIncomeMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionNew EnglandQuality of Health CareSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsHealth maintenance organizationCholesterol-lowering agentsService patientsMyocardial infarctionCardiac medicationsCardiac rehabilitationHMO patientsMedicare patientsEffective cardiac medicationsCalcium channel blockersElderly Medicare patientsCardiac careChannel blockersAmbulatory carePatientsType of insuranceEnzyme inhibitorsService careDrug useInfarctionMaintenance organizationSimilar proportionsCareRehabilitationMedicationsValidating recommendations for coronary angiography following acute myocardial infarction in the elderly A matched analysis using propensity scores
Normand S, Landrum M, Guadagnoli E, Ayanian J, Ryan T, Cleary P, McNeil B. Validating recommendations for coronary angiography following acute myocardial infarction in the elderly A matched analysis using propensity scores. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2001, 54: 387-398. PMID: 11297888, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(00)00321-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsCoronary AngiographyFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMatched-Pair AnalysisMedicareMyocardial InfarctionPatient SelectionPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality Indicators, Health CareRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited States
1997
Treatment and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Patients of Cardiologists and Generalist Physicians
Ayanian J, Guadagnoli E, McNeil B, Cleary P. Treatment and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Patients of Cardiologists and Generalist Physicians. JAMA Internal Medicine 1997, 157: 2570-2576. PMID: 9531225, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1997.00440430048006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionGeneralist physiciansBypass surgeryPatient characteristicsCoronary angiographyCoronary angioplastyBeta-adrenergic blocking agentsPatients of cardiologistsCongestive heart failureCardiologists' patientsHeart failureThrombolytic therapyHospital characteristicsConsulting cardiologistBlocking agentMedicare beneficiariesPatientsBetter outcomesEffective drugsInfarctionHospitalCardiologistsPhysiciansMortality
1995
Variation in the Use of Cardiac Procedures after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Guadagnoli E, Hauptman P, Ayanian J, Pashos C, McNeil B, Cleary P. Variation in the Use of Cardiac Procedures after Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 1995, 333: 573-578. PMID: 7623908, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199508313330908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityPatterns of treatmentAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac proceduresRate of useCoronary angiographyMyocardial infarctionMore metabolic equivalentsLikelihood of deathYears of ageLarge geographic differencesMetabolic equivalentsClinical subgroupsMortality ratePatientsCase mixGreater riskInfarctionAngiographyEnergy expenditureTwo-year periodFrequency of useHigh rateTreatmentPhysicians