Background A commonly voiced concern is that health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
may withhold or delay the provision of urgent, essential care, especially for vulnerable …

OBJECTIVES. Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) continue to grow in number and in
their enrollment of Medicare recipients. They are also increasingly viewed as organizational …

PURPOSE: Older patients are less likely to receive guideline-recommended medical
therapies during acute myocardial infarction. However, it is unclear whether the lower rates …

Objectives: To determine the proportion of older patients hospitalized with acute myocardial
infarction (AMI) incorporated in a commonly used set of AMI quality indicators. Design …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We assessed the independent relationship between age and the
quality of medical care provided to patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) …

Objective To determine whether changes in coronary-care unit therapy for elderly patients
with acute myocardial infarction have been associated with improved survival. Material and …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the effect of age on the care of patients hospitalized with acute
myocardial infarction (MI). DESIGN: Retrospective chart review of all cases with a primary or …

PURPOSE: To evaluate use of effective cardiac medications and rehabilitation after
myocardial infarction in the ambulatory setting in health maintenance organizations (HMOs) …

Background—There is concern that care provided in the Veterans Health Administration
(VA) may be of poorer quality than non-VA health care. We compared use of medications …

Objective. To compare patients treated for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a Veterans
Health Administration (VHA) facility to similar patients treated under Medicare. Data …