Published in Circulation on April 14, 2009
Systematic review of the application of the plan-do-study-act method to improve quality in healthcare. BMJ Qual Saf (2013) 5.30
Bundle-branch block morphology and other predictors of outcome after cardiac resynchronization therapy in Medicare patients. Circulation (2010) 3.26
Explaining Matching Michigan: an ethnographic study of a patient safety program. Implement Sci (2013) 1.64
How to study improvement interventions: a brief overview of possible study types. BMJ Qual Saf (2015) 1.19
From PORT to policy to patient outcomes: crossing the quality chasm. Schizophr Bull (2009) 0.88
Measuring the impact of practice-based research networks on member dentists in the Collaboration on Networked Dental and Oral Health Research, CONDOR. J Dent (2013) 0.83
Weight loss intervention adherence and factors promoting adherence: a meta-analysis. Patient Prefer Adherence (2016) 0.81
Translating research into everyday clinical practice: lessons learned from a USA dental practice-based research network. Dent Mater (2012) 0.80
How to study improvement interventions: a brief overview of possible study types. Postgrad Med J (2015) 0.79
Outcomes research: science and action. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B (2013) 0.75
Challenges to Improve Inter-Professional Care and Service Collaboration for People Living With Psychiatric Disabilities in Ordinary Housing. Qual Manag Health Care (2016) 0.75
Effects of extended-release metoprolol succinate in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery (POISE trial): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet (2008) 13.15
Effects of computerized physician order entry and clinical decision support systems on medication safety: a systematic review. Arch Intern Med (2003) 12.98
Understanding the treatment preferences of seriously ill patients. N Engl J Med (2002) 10.84
Internet-based learning in the health professions: a meta-analysis. JAMA (2008) 8.74
Association of bodyweight with total mortality and with cardiovascular events in coronary artery disease: a systematic review of cohort studies. Lancet (2006) 8.61
Metabolic syndrome and risk of incident cardiovascular events and death: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 7.79
Hyperthyroidism and other causes of thyrotoxicosis: management guidelines of the American Thyroid Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Thyroid (2011) 7.17
Testosterone therapy in men with androgen deficiency syndromes: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2010) 7.15
Adult bone marrow-derived cells for cardiac repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med (2007) 6.68
Case detection, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with primary aldosteronism: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2008) 6.48
Stopping randomized trials early for benefit and estimation of treatment effects: systematic review and meta-regression analysis. JAMA (2010) 5.90
Patterns of hospital performance in acute myocardial infarction and heart failure 30-day mortality and readmission. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2009) 5.66
Testosterone therapy in adult men with androgen deficiency syndromes: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2006) 5.58
We need minimally disruptive medicine. BMJ (2009) 5.35
Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations for diagnostic tests and strategies. BMJ (2008) 5.16
The diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2008) 4.90
Diagnosis and treatment of hyperprolactinemia: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2011) 4.73
Evaluation and management of adult hypoglycemic disorders: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2008) 4.68
Association between industry funding and statistically significant pro-industry findings in medical and surgical randomized trials. CMAJ (2004) 4.53
The diabetes mellitus medication choice decision aid: a randomized trial. Arch Intern Med (2009) 4.41
Consequences of inadequate sign-out for patient care. Arch Intern Med (2008) 4.39
Need for expertise based randomised controlled trials. BMJ (2005) 4.34
Quality improvement strategies for hypertension management: a systematic review. Med Care (2006) 4.29
Qualitative and mixed methods provide unique contributions to outcomes research. Circulation (2009) 4.28
Conducting systematic reviews of diagnostic studies: didactic guidelines. BMC Med Res Methodol (2002) 4.19
Do opiates affect the clinical evaluation of patients with acute abdominal pain? JAMA (2006) 4.15
Effect of door-to-balloon time on mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 4.11
Endocrine treatment of transsexual persons: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2009) 4.04
Management of hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients in non-critical care setting: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2012) 4.02
Time to treatment in primary percutaneous coronary intervention. N Engl J Med (2007) 3.95
The tension between needing to improve care and knowing how to do it. N Engl J Med (2007) 3.84
The idolatry of the surrogate. BMJ (2011) 3.81
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2010) 3.80
Times to treatment in transfer patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States: National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI)-3/4 analysis. Circulation (2005) 3.78
A new 'mechanistic-practical" framework for designing and interpreting randomized trials. J Clin Epidemiol (2008) 3.75
Development of a theory of implementation and integration: Normalization Process Theory. Implement Sci (2009) 3.68
Instructional design variations in internet-based learning for health professions education: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acad Med (2010) 3.56
GRADE guidelines 6. Rating the quality of evidence--imprecision. J Clin Epidemiol (2011) 3.54
Hyperthyroidism and other causes of thyrotoxicosis: management guidelines of the American Thyroid Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Endocr Pract (2011) 3.40
Clinical review 1: Adverse effects of testosterone therapy in adult men: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2010) 3.40
Prognosis communication in serious illness: perceptions of older patients, caregivers, and clinicians. J Am Geriatr Soc (2003) 3.13
Association between lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review. Mayo Clin Proc (2007) 3.12
Problems with use of composite end points in cardiovascular trials: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ (2007) 3.06
Thyroid cancer: zealous imaging has increased detection and treatment of low risk tumours. BMJ (2013) 3.05
Ultrasound-based transient elastography for the detection of hepatic fibrosis: systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2007) 2.93
Impact of race on the professional lives of physicians of African descent. Ann Intern Med (2007) 2.92
Interventions to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing: a systematic review and quantitative analysis. Med Care (2008) 2.86
Helping patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus make treatment decisions: statin choice randomized trial. Arch Intern Med (2007) 2.82
Investing in deliberation: a definition and classification of decision support interventions for people facing difficult health decisions. Med Decis Making (2010) 2.73
A campaign to improve the timeliness of primary percutaneous coronary intervention: Door-to-Balloon: An Alliance for Quality. JACC Cardiovasc Interv (2008) 2.69
What distinguishes top-performing hospitals in acute myocardial infarction mortality rates? A qualitative study. Ann Intern Med (2011) 2.65
Testosterone and cardiovascular risk in men: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials. Mayo Clin Proc (2007) 2.63
Measuring performance for treating heart attacks and heart failure: the case for outcomes measurement. Health Aff (Millwood) (2007) 2.62
Understanding patients' experiences of treatment burden in chronic heart failure using normalization process theory. Ann Fam Med (2011) 2.59
An observational study found that authors of randomized controlled trials frequently use concealment of randomization and blinding, despite the failure to report these methods. J Clin Epidemiol (2004) 2.58
Prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline based on expert opinion. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2008) 2.52
Let the patient revolution begin. BMJ (2013) 2.50
GRADE guidelines: 15. Going from evidence to recommendation-determinants of a recommendation's direction and strength. J Clin Epidemiol (2013) 2.46
Overuse of magnetic resonance imaging. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.46
Clinical review: behavioral interventions to prevent childhood obesity: a systematic review and metaanalyses of randomized trials. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2008) 2.45
Advancing the science of patient safety. Ann Intern Med (2011) 2.45
Teaching quality improvement and patient safety to trainees: a systematic review. Acad Med (2010) 2.44
Driving times and distances to hospitals with percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States: implications for prehospital triage of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Circulation (2006) 2.40
"That's like an act of suicide" patients' attitudes toward deactivation of implantable defibrillators. J Gen Intern Med (2008) 2.38
What do we mean by web-based learning? A systematic review of the variability of interventions. Med Educ (2010) 2.38
Author self-citation in the diabetes literature. CMAJ (2004) 2.38
The impact of penicillin resistance on short-term mortality in hospitalized adults with pneumococcal pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis (2006) 2.37
Reducing antimicrobial therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria among noncatheterized inpatients: a proof-of-concept study. Clin Infect Dis (2014) 2.37
Synthesizing evidence: shifting the focus from individual studies to the body of evidence. JAMA (2013) 2.31
Does this patient have acute cholecystitis? JAMA (2003) 2.28
Getting by: underuse of interpreters by resident physicians. J Gen Intern Med (2008) 2.21
Clinical review: treatment of pediatric obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2008) 2.21
Ethical issues in stopping randomized trials early because of apparent benefit. Ann Intern Med (2007) 2.21
Systematic reviewers neglect bias that results from trials stopped early for benefit. J Clin Epidemiol (2007) 2.20
Early stopping of randomized clinical trials for overt efficacy is problematic. J Clin Epidemiol (2008) 2.18
Cumulative complexity: a functional, patient-centered model of patient complexity can improve research and practice. J Clin Epidemiol (2012) 2.16
The chest pain choice decision aid: a randomized trial. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2012) 2.15
Improvements in door-to-balloon time in the United States, 2005 to 2010. Circulation (2011) 2.13
Perspective: the role of numeracy in health care. J Health Commun (2008) 2.11
Vitamin D and cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2011) 2.11
Relationship between hospital readmission and mortality rates for patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, or pneumonia. JAMA (2013) 2.06
Association between industry affiliation and position on cardiovascular risk with rosiglitazone: cross sectional systematic review. BMJ (2010) 2.05
Communication between physicians and family caregivers about care at the end of life: when do discussions occur and what is said? J Palliat Med (2005) 2.05
Use of health care services by lower-income and higher-income uninsured adults. JAMA (2006) 2.01
Patient-important outcomes in registered diabetes trials. JAMA (2008) 2.00
Evaluation and treatment of hirsutism in premenopausal women: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2008) 1.99
Quality improvement in medical education: current state and future directions. Med Educ (2012) 1.97
"America's Best Hospitals" in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. Arch Intern Med (2007) 1.96
An analysis of general medical and specialist journals that endorse CONSORT found that reporting was not enforced consistently. J Clin Epidemiol (2005) 1.89
Randomized trials in oncology stopped early for benefit. J Clin Oncol (2008) 1.89
Hospice characteristics and the disenrollment of patients with cancer. Health Serv Res (2009) 1.86
Medication reconciliation during transitions of care as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med (2013) 1.85
Interdisciplinary staffing patterns: do for-profit and nonprofit hospices differ? J Palliat Med (2010) 1.84
Rethinking the patient: using Burden of Treatment Theory to understand the changing dynamics of illness. BMC Health Serv Res (2014) 1.81
Clinical review: The effect of vitamin D on falls: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2011) 1.81
Impact of hospice disenrollment on health care use and medicare expenditures for patients with cancer. J Clin Oncol (2010) 1.81
Uncovering treatment burden as a key concept for stroke care: a systematic review of qualitative research. PLoS Med (2013) 1.79