Differences in quallity of care among patients hospitalized with atrial fibrillation as primary or secondary cause for admission

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 255-258

  Lim, Michael J ^a   Roychoudhury, Canopy ^b   Baker, Patricia L ^b   Bossone, Eduardo ^c   Mehta, Rajendra H ^d,e  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan Peer Review Organization   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Medicare; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

AGED; AGING; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT EDUCATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MICHIGAN; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WARFARIN;

EID: 21044437529     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi026     Document Type: Article

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