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Achieving integration in mixed methods designs-principles and practices. Health Serv Res (2013) 2.24
Effect of hospital-SNF referral linkages on rehospitalization. Health Serv Res (2013) 1.72
Hospital collaboration with emergency medical services in the care of patients with acute myocardial infarction: perspectives from key hospital staff. Ann Emerg Med (2012) 1.67
Patterns of obstetric infection rates in a large sample of US hospitals. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2013) 1.52
Consensus statement on advancing research in emergency department operations and its impact on patient care. Acad Emerg Med (2015) 1.39
Community factors and hospital readmission rates. Health Serv Res (2014) 1.29
Mixed methods in biomedical and health services research. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2013) 1.24
Medical School Experiences Associated with Change in Implicit Racial Bias Among 3547 Students: A Medical Student CHANGES Study Report. J Gen Intern Med (2015) 1.20
What methods are used to apply positive deviance within healthcare organisations? A systematic review. BMJ Qual Saf (2015) 1.05
Vital Signs Are Still Vital: Instability on Discharge and the Risk of Post-Discharge Adverse Outcomes. J Gen Intern Med (2016) 0.84
Features of high quality discharge planning for patients following acute myocardial infarction. J Gen Intern Med (2012) 0.84
Is every defect really a treasure? Ann Intern Med (2012) 0.83
Hospital variation in survival after pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2014) 0.83
Association between a hospital's quality performance for in-hospital cardiac arrest and common medical conditions. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2013) 0.81
Organizational culture change in U.S. hospitals: a mixed methods longitudinal intervention study. Implement Sci (2015) 0.80
Organizational Factors Affect Safety-Net Hospitals' Breast Cancer Treatment Rates. Health Serv Res (2016) 0.76
Strategies to reduce hospital 30-day risk-standardized mortality rates for patients with acute myocardial infarction: a cross-sectional and longitudinal survey. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2014) 0.75
Comparing routine administrative data with registry data for assessing quality of hospital care in patients with myocardial infarction using deterministic record linkage. BMC Health Serv Res (2016) 0.75
Hospital strategies for reducing risk-standardized mortality rates for acute myocardial infarction. Ann Intern Med (2012) 0.75
Life Expectancy after Myocardial Infarction, According to Hospital Performance. N Engl J Med (2016) 0.75
A 'busy day' effect on perinatal complications of delivery on weekends: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Qual Saf (2016) 0.75
Organizational culture in cardiovascular care in Chinese hospitals: a descriptive cross-sectional study. BMC Health Serv Res (2015) 0.75
China Patient-centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events Prospective Study of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Study Design. Chin Med J (Engl) (2016) 0.75
An international randomized trial comparing four thrombolytic strategies for acute myocardial infarction. The GUSTO investigators. N Engl J Med (1993) 11.11
Patterns of hospital performance in acute myocardial infarction and heart failure 30-day mortality and readmission. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2009) 5.66
An administrative claims model suitable for profiling hospital performance based on 30-day mortality rates among patients with an acute myocardial infarction. Circulation (2006) 5.35
Hospital quality for acute myocardial infarction: correlation among process measures and relationship with short-term mortality. JAMA (2006) 5.06
The association between hospital volume and survival after acute myocardial infarction in elderly patients. N Engl J Med (1999) 5.04
The performance of intensive care units: does good management make a difference? Med Care (1994) 4.41
Qualitative and mixed methods provide unique contributions to outcomes research. Circulation (2009) 4.28
Reduction in acute myocardial infarction mortality in the United States: risk-standardized mortality rates from 1995-2006. JAMA (2009) 4.24
A comprehensive strategy for developing closed-ended survey items for use in studies of older adults. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci (2002) 3.87
Relationship of hospital teaching status with quality of care and mortality for Medicare patients with acute MI. JAMA (2000) 3.01
A qualitative study of increasing beta-blocker use after myocardial infarction: Why do some hospitals succeed? JAMA (2001) 2.90
What distinguishes top-performing hospitals in acute myocardial infarction mortality rates? A qualitative study. Ann Intern Med (2011) 2.65
National patterns of risk-standardized mortality and readmission for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure. Update on publicly reported outcomes measures based on the 2010 release. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2010) 2.33
Research in action: using positive deviance to improve quality of health care. Implement Sci (2009) 2.26
Quality of care for acute myocardial infarction in rural and urban US hospitals. J Rural Health (2004) 2.20
Hospital volume and 30-day mortality for three common medical conditions. N Engl J Med (2010) 2.20
Regional variation in the treatment and outcomes of myocardial infarction: investigating New England's advantage. Am Heart J (2003) 2.11
Comparing AMI mortality among hospitals in patients 65 years of age and older: evaluating methods of risk adjustment. Circulation (1999) 1.69
Use of multidisciplinary rounds to simultaneously improve quality outcomes, enhance resident education, and shorten length of stay. J Gen Intern Med (2007) 1.48
Variation in hospital mortality rates for patients with acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol (2010) 1.28
Quality of care for acute myocardial infarction at urban safety-net hospitals. Health Aff (Millwood) (2007) 1.23
Survival after acute myocardial infarction (SAMI) study: the design and implementation of a positive deviance study. Am Heart J (2011) 1.19
Characteristics and outcomes of America's lowest-performing hospitals: an analysis of acute myocardial infarction hospital care in the United States. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2009) 1.13
Hospital-level performance improvement: beta-blocker use after acute myocardial infarction. Med Care (2004) 1.10
Multidisciplinary rounds (MDR): an implementation system for sustained improvement in the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines program. Crit Pathw Cardiol (2007) 1.02
Hospital remoteness and thirty-day mortality from three serious conditions. Health Aff (Millwood) (2008) 0.98
Impact of organizational infrastructure on beta-blocker and aspirin therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J (2006) 0.97
Assessing strategies for quality improvement. Health Aff (Millwood) (1997) 0.89
Evaluation of the role of the critical care pharmacist in identifying and avoiding or minimizing significant drug-drug interactions in medical intensive care patients. J Crit Care (2010) 0.84
Participation in cancer clinical trials: race-, sex-, and age-based disparities. JAMA (2004) 14.05
Guest authorship and ghostwriting in publications related to rofecoxib: a case study of industry documents from rofecoxib litigation. JAMA (2008) 12.36
Exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation from medical imaging procedures. N Engl J Med (2009) 11.51
Telemonitoring in patients with heart failure. N Engl J Med (2010) 10.82
Qualitative data analysis for health services research: developing taxonomy, themes, and theory. Health Serv Res (2007) 10.21
Delayed time to defibrillation after in-hospital cardiac arrest. N Engl J Med (2008) 8.36
Strategies for reducing the door-to-balloon time in acute myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med (2006) 8.18
Door-to-balloon time and mortality among patients undergoing primary PCI. N Engl J Med (2013) 8.08
AHA/ACC guidelines for secondary prevention for patients with coronary and other atherosclerotic vascular disease: 2006 update: endorsed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Circulation (2006) 8.01
2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 7.94
Nonvalidation of reported genetic risk factors for acute coronary syndrome in a large-scale replication study. JAMA (2007) 7.12
2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation (2012) 6.94
Trial publication after registration in ClinicalTrials.Gov: a cross-sectional analysis. PLoS Med (2009) 6.89
Stereotactic body radiation therapy versus intensity-modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer: comparison of toxicity. J Clin Oncol (2014) 6.62
Duration of resuscitation efforts and survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest: an observational study. Lancet (2012) 6.60
Publication of NIH funded trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov: cross sectional analysis. BMJ (2012) 6.39
2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 6.35
An administrative claims measure suitable for profiling hospital performance on the basis of 30-day all-cause readmission rates among patients with heart failure. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2008) 6.00
The obesity paradox: body mass index and outcomes in patients with heart failure. Arch Intern Med (2005) 5.86
Sex-based differences in the effect of digoxin for the treatment of heart failure. N Engl J Med (2002) 5.74
Trends in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest. N Engl J Med (2012) 5.67
Patterns of hospital performance in acute myocardial infarction and heart failure 30-day mortality and readmission. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2009) 5.66
Sex and racial differences in the management of acute myocardial infarction, 1994 through 2002. N Engl J Med (2005) 5.49
An administrative claims model suitable for profiling hospital performance based on 30-day mortality rates among patients with an acute myocardial infarction. Circulation (2006) 5.35
Diagnoses and timing of 30-day readmissions after hospitalization for heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, or pneumonia. JAMA (2013) 5.27
National and regional trends in heart failure hospitalization and mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries, 1998-2008. JAMA (2011) 5.16
Association of serum digoxin concentration and outcomes in patients with heart failure. JAMA (2003) 5.09
Hospital quality for acute myocardial infarction: correlation among process measures and relationship with short-term mortality. JAMA (2006) 5.06
Incidence and prognostic importance of acute renal failure after percutaneous coronary intervention. Circulation (2002) 4.99
Beta-blocker therapy and symptoms of depression, fatigue, and sexual dysfunction. JAMA (2002) 4.92
Reporting the recruitment process in clinical trials: who are these patients and how did they get there? Ann Intern Med (2002) 4.80
National trends in use of computed tomography in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med (2011) 4.72
The ADVANTAGE seeding trial: a review of internal documents. Ann Intern Med (2008) 4.70
An administrative claims model suitable for profiling hospital performance based on 30-day mortality rates among patients with heart failure. Circulation (2006) 4.52
Regulatory review of novel therapeutics--comparison of three regulatory agencies. N Engl J Med (2012) 4.50
Representation of the elderly, women, and minorities in heart failure clinical trials. Arch Intern Med (2002) 4.45
Impact of medication therapy discontinuation on mortality after myocardial infarction. Arch Intern Med (2006) 4.44
Consequences of inadequate sign-out for patient care. Arch Intern Med (2008) 4.39
Efficacy and safety of low-carbohydrate diets: a systematic review. JAMA (2003) 4.38
Trends in length of stay and short-term outcomes among Medicare patients hospitalized for heart failure, 1993-2006. JAMA (2010) 4.36
Risks associated with statin therapy: a systematic overview of randomized clinical trials. Circulation (2006) 4.35
Association of physician certification and outcomes among patients receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. JAMA (2009) 4.29
Reduction in acute myocardial infarction mortality in the United States: risk-standardized mortality rates from 1995-2006. JAMA (2009) 4.24
Incidence, predictors at admission, and impact of worsening renal function among patients hospitalized with heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 4.14
Effect of door-to-balloon time on mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 4.11
Evaluation of a consumer-oriented internet health care report card: the risk of quality ratings based on mortality data. JAMA (2002) 4.06
Role of intensive glucose control in development of renal end points in type 2 diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis intensive glucose control in type 2 diabetes. Arch Intern Med (2012) 4.02
Recent national trends in readmission rates after heart failure hospitalization. Circ Heart Fail (2009) 3.95
Time to treatment in primary percutaneous coronary intervention. N Engl J Med (2007) 3.95
Long-term outcomes in elderly survivors of in-hospital cardiac arrest. N Engl J Med (2013) 3.85
Renal impairment and outcomes in heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 3.85
When choosing statin therapy: the case for generics. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 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
Proton versus intensity-modulated radiotherapy for prostate cancer: patterns of care and early toxicity. J Natl Cancer Inst (2012) 3.72
2007 focused update of the ACC/AHA 2004 guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol (2008) 3.70
Association between stroke center hospitalization for acute ischemic stroke and mortality. JAMA (2011) 3.68
Decision making in advanced heart failure: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2012) 3.61