Improving Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Performance in an Urban Minority Population Using a Quality Improvement approach

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 370-377

  Bhalla, Rohit ^a,b   Yongue, Brandon G ^a,b   Currie, Brian P ^a,b   Greenberg, Mark A ^a,b   Myrie Weir, Jacqueline ^a   DeFino, Maryrose ^a   Esses, David ^a,b   Menegus, Mark A ^a,b   McAllen, Susan J ^a   Monrad, E Scott ^a,b   Galhotra, Sanjay ^a   Kalkut, Gary ^a,b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

angioplasty; disparities; outcomes; quality

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANGIOPLASTY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEW YORK CITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77956680978     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860610367958     Document Type: Article

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