Does public reporting improve the quality of hospital care for acute myocardial infarction? Results from a regional outcome evaluation program in Italy

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 223-230

  Renzi, Cristina ^a   Asta, Federica ^a   Fusco, Danilo ^a   Agabiti, Nera ^a   Davoli, Marina ^a   Perucci, Carlo Alberto ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b National Agency of Regional Health Services   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; percutaneous coronary intervention; public reporting; quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; VALIDATION STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84901821663     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzu041     Document Type: Article

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