Heart failure performance measures and outcomes: Real or illusory gains

JAMA

Volumn 302, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 792-794

  Fonarow, Gregg C ^a,c   Peterson, Eric D ^b  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; MORTALITY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 68949094510     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1180     Document Type: Note

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