Published in Am J Med Qual on July 07, 2009
The relationship between duration of stay and readmissions in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Surgery (2015) 0.94
Patient report improves posthospital discharge event capture in total joint replacement: a novel approach to capturing all posthospital event data. EGEMS (Wash DC) (2014) 0.90
Minimally invasive gastrectomy for cancer: current utilization in US academic medical centers. Surg Endosc (2015) 0.87
A risk factor-based predictive model of outcomes in carotid endarterectomy: the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program 2005-2010. Stroke (2013) 0.83
Determinants of resource utilization and outcomes in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a multicenter analysis of 14,251 patients. Surg Endosc (2011) 0.81
Short-term perioperative outcomes of patients treated with radical cystectomy for bladder cancer included in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database. Can Urol Assoc J (2014) 0.81
An Analysis of Risk Factors for Short-Term Complication Rates and Increased Length of Stay Following Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. HSS J (2015) 0.78
Association between hospital imaging use and venous thromboembolism events rates based on clinical data. Ann Surg (2014) 0.77
Detecting adverse events in surgery: comparing events detected by the Veterans Health Administration Surgical Quality Improvement Program and the Patient Safety Indicators. Am J Surg (2013) 0.76
Predicting mortality in the intensive care unit: a comparison of the University Health Consortium expected probability of mortality and the Mortality Prediction Model III. J Intensive Care (2016) 0.75
Perioperative outcomes following radical prostatectomy for patients with disseminated cancer: An analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Can Urol Assoc J (2017) 0.75
Database duels do not advance quality improvement. Am J Med Qual (2009) 0.75
The impact of blood transfusion on perioperative outcomes following gastric cancer resection: an analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Can J Surg (2016) 0.75
The impact of peri-operative blood transfusions on post-pancreatectomy short-term outcomes: an analysis from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. HPB (Oxford) (2015) 0.75
Diagnoses and clinical features associated with high risk for unplanned readmission in vascular surgery. A cohort study. Ann Med Surg (Lond) (2015) 0.75
The combined effect of age and body mass index on outcomes in foregut surgery: a regression model analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data. Surg Endosc (2015) 0.75
Radical cystectomy in patients with disseminated disease: An assessment of perioperative outcomes using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Can Urol Assoc J (2017) 0.75
The Impact of Frailty on Morbidity and Mortality following Open Emergent Colectomies. Biomed Res Int (2017) 0.75
Comparison of 30-day perioperative outcomes in adults undergoing open versus minimally invasive pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction: analysis of 593 patients in a prospective national database. World J Urol (2015) 0.75
Outcome prediction in intracranial tumor surgery: the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program 2005-2010. J Neurooncol (2013) 0.75
Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS): Overview and description. Med Care (2006) 4.34
A temporal and dose-response association between alcohol consumption and medication adherence among veterans in care. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (2005) 3.21
Medical disease and alcohol use among veterans with human immunodeficiency infection: A comparison of disease measurement strategies. Med Care (2006) 2.82
Relationship between alcohol use categories and noninvasive markers of advanced hepatic fibrosis in HIV-infected, chronic hepatitis C virus-infected, and uninfected patients. Clin Infect Dis (2014) 2.24
Burden of general medical conditions among individuals with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord (2004) 1.74
Understanding of the benefits of coronary revascularization procedures among patients who are offered such procedures. Am Heart J (2007) 1.69
Racial/ethnic variations in physician recommendations for cardiac revascularization. Am J Public Health (2003) 1.59
Psychiatric and neurocognitive disorders among HIV-positive and negative veterans in care: Veterans Aging Cohort Five-Site Study. AIDS (2004) 1.54
Hepatocellular carcinoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: the roles of HIV, hepatitis C infection, and alcohol abuse. J Clin Oncol (2006) 1.44
Alcohol problems and health care services use in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and HIV-uninfected veterans. Med Care (2006) 1.41
The Veterans Affairs Healthcare System: A unique laboratory for observational and interventional research. Med Care (2006) 1.40
Disease management for depression and at-risk drinking via telephone in an older population of veterans. Psychosom Med (2003) 1.33
The association between alcohol consumption and prevalent cardiovascular diseases among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected men. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2010) 1.25
Adjusting alcohol quantity for mean consumption and intoxication threshold improves prediction of nonadherence in HIV patients and HIV-negative controls. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (2008) 1.23
Decreased alcohol consumption in outpatient drinkers is associated with improved quality of life and fewer alcohol-related consequences. J Gen Intern Med (2002) 1.17
General-medical conditions in older patients with serious mental illness. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry (2005) 1.16
Intoxication before intercourse and risky sexual behavior in male veterans with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection. Med Care (2006) 1.13
Racial differences in the treatment of veterans with bipolar disorder. Psychiatr Serv (2005) 1.00
Inpatient safety outcomes following the 2011 residency work-hour reform. J Hosp Med (2014) 0.99
Associations between alcohol use and homelessness with healthcare utilization among human immunodeficiency virus-infected veterans. Med Care (2006) 0.97
Factor structure of Leigh's (1990) alcohol sex expectancies scale in individuals in treatment for HIV disease. AIDS Behav (2008) 0.88
Comparison of consumption effects of brief interventions for hazardous drinking elderly. Subst Use Misuse (2003) 0.87
Symptom expression in coronary heart disease and revascularization recommendations for black and white patients. Am J Public Health (2007) 0.85
Quality of care for substance use disorders in patients with serious mental illness. J Subst Abuse Treat (2006) 0.81
Teaching the teachers: faculty preparedness and evaluation of a retreat in screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment. Subst Abus (2012) 0.81
Black-white differences in severity of coronary artery disease among individuals with acute coronary syndromes. J Gen Intern Med (2002) 0.79
Military veteran mortality following a survived suicide attempt. BMC Public Health (2011) 0.79
Using a validated health promotion tool to improve patient safety and increase health care personnel influenza vaccination rates. Am J Infect Control (2013) 0.78
Experiential learning influences residents knowledge about hormone replacement therapy. Teach Learn Med (2004) 0.78
An institutional process to improve inpatient glycemic control. Qual Manag Health Care (2007) 0.78
Understanding physicians' attitudes towards hormone therapy. Womens Health Issues (2005) 0.78
Perioperative antibiotic process improvement reaps rewards. Am J Med Qual (2010) 0.77
HIV Care Providers' Role Legitimacy as Supporters of Their Patients' Alcohol Reduction. Open Infect Dis J (2009) 0.76
Improvement through Small Cycles of Change: Lessons from an Academic Medical Center Emergency Department. J Healthc Qual (2015) 0.76
Screening and management of obesity and perception of weight status in Medicaid recipients. J Health Care Poor Underserved (2013) 0.76
Racial disparities in outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting. J Cardiovasc Nurs (2006) 0.76
Crossing the chasm: information technology to biomedical informatics. J Investig Med (2011) 0.75
Usability Testing of a National Substance Use Screening Tool Embedded in Electronic Health Records. JMIR Hum Factors (2016) 0.75
Improvement through Small Cycles of Change: Lessons from an Academic Medical Center Emergency Department. J Healthc Qual (2017) 0.75
Identification and treatment of alcohol use disorders in the perioperative period. Postgrad Med (2006) 0.75