Synthesizing lessons learned from get with the guidelines: The value of disease-based registries in improving quality and outcomes

Circulation

Volumn 128, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 2447-2460

  Ellrodt, A Gray ^a   Fonarow, Gregg C ^a   Schwamm, Lee H ^a   Albert, Nancy ^a   Bhatt, Deepak L ^a   Cannon, Christopher P ^a   Hernandez, Adrian F ^a   Hlatky, Mark A ^a   Luepker, Russell V ^a   Peterson, Pamela N ^a   Reeves, Mathew ^a   Smith, Eric Edward ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; WARFARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GET WITH THE GUIDELINES PROGRAM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPERFUSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; MEDICAL SOCIETY; REGISTER; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888640658     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000435779.48007.5c     Document Type: Article

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