Association of National Hospital Quality Measure adherence with long-term mortality and readmissions

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 325-336

  Shahian, David M ^a,b   Meyer, Gregg S ^a,b   Mort, Elizabeth ^a,b   Atamian, Susan ^a   Liu, Xiu ^a   Karson, Andrew S ^a,b   Ramunno, Lawrence D ^c   Zheng, Hui ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Northeast Health Care Quality Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARADOXICAL DRUG REACTION; PNEUMONIA; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862791325     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000615     Document Type: Article

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