Evidence of disparity in the application of quality improvement efforts for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction: The American College of Cardiology's Guidelines Applied in Practice Initiative in Michigan

American Heart Journal

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 377-384

  Olomu, Adesuwa B ^a   Grzybowski, Mary ^b,c   Ramanath, Vijay S ^d   Rogers, Adam M ^e   Vautaw, Bonnie Motyka ^c,f   Chen, Benrong ^c   Roychoudhury, Canopy ^c   Jackson, Elizabeth A ^e   Eagle, Kim A ^e  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Michigan Peer Review Organization   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^f Global Risk Management Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SHOCK; SMOKING CESSATION; STROKE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPIRIN; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; COUNSELING; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649134896     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.12.014     Document Type: Article

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