[HTML][HTML] Outcome of myocardial infarction in Veterans Health Administration patients as compared with Medicare patients
LA Petersen, SLT Normand, J Daley… - New England journal of …, 2000 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Some have the opinion that patients cared for in Veterans Health Administration
(VHA) hospitals receive care of poorer quality than those cared for in non-VHA institutions …
(VHA) hospitals receive care of poorer quality than those cared for in non-VHA institutions …
[HTML][HTML] Do “America's Best Hospitals” perform better for acute myocardial infarction?
J Chen, MJ Radford, Y Wang… - … England Journal of …, 1999 - Mass Medical Soc
Background “America's Best Hospitals,” an influential list published annually by US News &
World Report, assesses the quality of hospitals. It is not known whether patients admitted to …
World Report, assesses the quality of hospitals. It is not known whether patients admitted to …
Care following acute myocardial infarction in the Veterans Administration Medical Centers: a comparison with Medicare
MB Landrum, E Guadagnoli, R Zummo… - Health services …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To compare patients treated for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a Veterans
Health Administration (VHA) facility to similar patients treated under Medicare. Data …
Health Administration (VHA) facility to similar patients treated under Medicare. Data …
Increasing use of Medicare services by veterans with acute myocardial infarction
SM Wright, LA Petersen, RP Lamkin, J Daley - Medical care, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Objectives. Some of the nation's 26 million veterans have two government-financed health
care entitlements: Medicare and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The aims of this …
care entitlements: Medicare and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The aims of this …
Process and outcome of care for acute myocardial infarction among Medicare beneficiaries in Connecticut: a quality improvement demonstration project
TP Meehan, J Hennen, MJ Radford… - Annals of Internal …, 1995 - acpjournals.org
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of linking claims-based pattern analysis with medical
record review in the assessment of quality of hospital care among Medicare beneficiaries …
record review in the assessment of quality of hospital care among Medicare beneficiaries …
Outcome following acute myocardial infarction: are differences among physician specialties the result of quality of care or case mix?
CD Frances, AS Go, KW Dauterman… - Archives of Internal …, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
Background Studies to determine whether care by cardiologists improves the survival of
patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) have produced conflicting results, and it is not …
patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) have produced conflicting results, and it is not …
Association of admission to Veterans Affairs hospitals vs non–Veterans Affairs hospitals with mortality and readmission rates among older men hospitalized with acute …
Importance Little contemporary information is available about comparative performance
between Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA hospitals, particularly related to mortality and …
between Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA hospitals, particularly related to mortality and …
Where do elderly veterans obtain care for acute myocardial infarction: Department of Veterans Affairs or Medicare?
SM Wright, J Daley, ES Fisher… - Health services …, 1997 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVE: To examine Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Medicare hospitalizations
for elderly veterans with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), their use of cardiac procedures in …
for elderly veterans with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), their use of cardiac procedures in …
Geographic variation in health care utilization and outcomes in veterans with acute myocardial infarction
U Subramanian, M Weinberger… - Journal of general …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To examine regional variation in health care utilization and outcomes during
acute and chronic care of veterans following acute myocardial infarction (AMI), identifying …
acute and chronic care of veterans following acute myocardial infarction (AMI), identifying …
Improving the quality of care for Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction: results from the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project
TA Marciniak, EF Ellerbeck, MJ Radford, TF Kresowik… - Jama, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
Context.—Medicare has a legislative mandate for quality assurance, but the effectiveness of
its population-based quality improvement programs has been difficult to establish. Objective …
its population-based quality improvement programs has been difficult to establish. Objective …