Published in Health Serv Res on February 01, 1993
Explaining differences in English hospital death rates using routinely collected data. BMJ (1999) 8.27
What is the empirical evidence that hospitals with higher-risk adjusted mortality rates provide poorer quality care? A systematic review of the literature. BMC Health Serv Res (2007) 3.02
The impact of extreme-risk cases on hospitals' risk-adjusted percutaneous coronary intervention mortality ratings. JACC Cardiovasc Interv (2014) 2.60
Judging hospitals by severity-adjusted mortality rates: the influence of the severity-adjustment method. Am J Public Health (1996) 2.15
HMO penetration, competition, and risk-adjusted hospital mortality. Health Serv Res (2001) 1.76
Insurance type and choice of hospital for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Health Serv Res (1998) 1.38
Weak associations between hospital mortality rates for individual diagnoses: implications for profiling hospital quality. Am J Public Health (1997) 1.07
Mortality and length of stay in a veterans affairs hospital and private sector hospitals serving a common market. J Gen Intern Med (2003) 0.85
Are diagnosis specific outcome indicators based on administrative data useful in assessing quality of hospital care? Qual Saf Health Care (2004) 0.85
Evaluation of the DAVROS (Development And Validation of Risk-adjusted Outcomes for Systems of emergency care) risk-adjustment model as a quality indicator for healthcare. Emerg Med J (2013) 0.78
Hospital inpatient mortality. Is it a predictor of quality? N Engl J Med (1987) 6.88
Accuracy of diagnostic coding for Medicare patients under the prospective-payment system. N Engl J Med (1988) 6.51
Explaining variations in hospital death rates. Randomness, severity of illness, quality of care. JAMA (1990) 3.90
Outcome measurement: concepts and questions. Inquiry (1988) 2.95
Evaluation of the HCFA model for the analysis of mortality following hospitalization. Health Serv Res (1992) 1.99
A peer review of a peer review organization. West J Med (1989) 1.55
Hospital quality scorecards, patient severity, and the emerging value shopper. Hosp Health Serv Adm (1987) 1.18
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and mucosal candidiasis in previously healthy homosexual men: evidence of a new acquired cellular immunodeficiency. N Engl J Med (1981) 14.62
The efficacy of azidothymidine (AZT) in the treatment of patients with AIDS and AIDS-related complex. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. N Engl J Med (1987) 13.84
The toxicity of azidothymidine (AZT) in the treatment of patients with AIDS and AIDS-related complex. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. N Engl J Med (1987) 8.52
Graft-versus-leukemia reactions after bone marrow transplantation. Blood (1990) 7.11
Hospitalization costs associated with homelessness in New York City. N Engl J Med (1998) 5.90
Hospital characteristics and mortality rates. N Engl J Med (1989) 4.97
Mycobacterial infections in AIDS patients, with an emphasis on the Mycobacterium avium complex. Rev Infect Dis (1987) 4.54
Pulmonary complications of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Report of a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop. N Engl J Med (1984) 4.46
Cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction. Combined experience of randomized clinical trials. JAMA (1988) 4.46
Racial and community factors influencing coronary artery bypass graft surgery rates for all 1986 Medicare patients. JAMA (1992) 4.36
Geographic variation in the use of breast-conserving treatment for breast cancer. N Engl J Med (1992) 4.30
The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ann Intern Med (1983) 3.49
Regional variation in the incidence of hip fracture. US white women aged 65 years and older. JAMA (1990) 3.18
Rates of initial and recurrent thromboembolic disease among patients with malignancy versus those without malignancy. Risk analysis using Medicare claims data. Medicine (Baltimore) (1999) 2.85
Race and sex differences in mortality following fracture of the hip. Am J Public Health (1992) 2.63
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Ocular manifestations. Ophthalmology (1983) 2.63
Relation between sexual practices and T-cell subsets in homosexually active men. Lancet (1983) 2.46
Agreement of Medicare claims and tumor registry data for assessment of cancer-related treatment. Med Care (2000) 2.36
Differences in risk of insulin-dependent diabetes in offspring of diabetic mothers and diabetic fathers. N Engl J Med (1984) 2.26
The sensitivity of Medicare claims data for case ascertainment of six common cancers. Med Care (1999) 2.21
Treatment of cytomegalovirus retinopathy with ganciclovir. Ophthalmology (1987) 2.03
Hip fracture incidence among the old and very old: a population-based study of 745,435 cases. Am J Public Health (1990) 2.00
Evaluation of the HCFA model for the analysis of mortality following hospitalization. Health Serv Res (1992) 1.99
Risk factors for chronic graft-versus-host disease after HLA-identical sibling bone marrow transplantation. Blood (1990) 1.98
Lymphadenopathy associated virus infection of a blood donor--recipient pair with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Science (1984) 1.97
The relation of body fat distribution, as assessed by six girth measurements, to diabetes mellitus in women. Am J Public Health (1989) 1.94
The association of girth measurements with disease in 32,856 women. Am J Epidemiol (1984) 1.93
Immunological studies of homosexual men with immunodeficiency and Kaposi's sarcoma. Clin Immunol Immunopathol (1983) 1.91
Diabetes mellitus in twins. Diabetes (1968) 1.85
Surgery for colorectal cancer: Race-related differences in rates and survival among Medicare beneficiaries. Am J Public Health (1996) 1.83
Carboxyhemoglobin levels in American blood donors. JAMA (1974) 1.82
Documentation of an AIDS virus infection in the United States in 1968. JAMA (1988) 1.81
Medicare costs in urban areas and the supply of primary care physicians. J Fam Pract (1996) 1.80
The association between hospital type and mortality and length of stay: a study of 16.9 million hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries. Med Care (2000) 1.78
The association of obesity with joint pain and osteoarthritis in the HANES data. J Chronic Dis (1986) 1.78
Should HLA-identical sibling bone marrow transplants for leukemia be restricted to large centers? Blood (1992) 1.77
Association between juvenile onset obesity and severe adult obesity in 73, 532 women. Am J Public Health (1976) 1.73
Hospitalization with vertebral fracture among the aged: a national population-based study, 1986-1989. Epidemiology (1992) 1.70
Outcome after allogeneic bone marrow transplant for leukemia in older adults. JAMA (1993) 1.70
Immunologic aspects of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and male homosexuality. Med Clin North Am (1986) 1.69
Relationship of gallbladder disease to parity, obesity, and age. Health Serv Rep (1973) 1.64
Characteristics of fatal ambulance crashes in the United States: an 11-year retrospective analysis. Prehosp Emerg Care (2001) 1.64
Clinical trials as a religion. Biomedicine (1978) 1.63
Alcohol-related hospitalizations of elderly people. Prevalence and geographic variation in the United States. JAMA (1993) 1.61
Patterns of endoscopic follow-up after surgery for nonmetastatic colorectal cancer. Gastrointest Endosc (2000) 1.59
Association between socioeconomic status and obesity in 59,566 women. Prev Med (1974) 1.58
The association of obesity with infertility and related menstural abnormalities in women. Int J Obes (1979) 1.57
The utility of Medicare claims data for measuring cancer stage. Med Care (1999) 1.54
Severe combined immunodeficiency disease. Characterization of the disease and results of transplantation. JAMA (1977) 1.54
Recombinant human erythropoietin in the treatment of anemia associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and zidovudine therapy. Overview of four clinical trials. Ann Intern Med (1992) 1.53
Morbidity and mortality of incontinence surgery in elderly women: an analysis of Medicare data. Am J Obstet Gynecol (1997) 1.50
A comparison of the urological complications associated with long-term management of quadriplegics with and without chronic indwelling urinary catheters. J Urol (1992) 1.48
Association of simian immunodeficiency virus Nef with cellular serine/threonine kinases is dispensable for the development of AIDS in rhesus macaques. Nat Med (1997) 1.48
Graft failure following bone marrow transplantation for severe aplastic anemia: risk factors and treatment results. Blood (1989) 1.46
Outcome and cost analysis of scheduled versus emergency scleral buckling surgery. Ophthalmology (1992) 1.45
Seasonal variation in the incidence of hip fracture among white persons aged 65 years and older in the United States, 1984-1987. Am J Epidemiol (1991) 1.44
Interstitial pneumonitis after bone marrow transplantation. Assessment of risk factors. Ann Intern Med (1986) 1.42
Prestige of training programs and experience of bypass surgeons as factors in adjusted patient mortality rates. Med Care (1999) 1.41
Relationship of obesity to diabetes: influence of obesity level and body fat distribution. Prev Med (1983) 1.41
AIDS--past and future. N Engl J Med (2001) 1.39
Effect of rising percentage of female physicians on projections of physician supply. J Med Educ (1984) 1.37
The association of body weight with recurrent cancer of the breast. Cancer (1978) 1.35
Ocular disorders associated with a new severe acquired cellular immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol (1982) 1.35
Double gloving. Protecting surgeons from blood contamination in the operating room. Arch Surg (1992) 1.30
The relationship of hospital characteristics and the results of peer review in six large states. Med Care (1991) 1.28
Rapid development of vaccine protection in macaques by live-attenuated simian immunodeficiency virus. J Gen Virol (1996) 1.27
Minimal increase in use of breast-conserving surgery from 1986 to 1990. Med Care (1996) 1.26
The effect of legislative requirements on the use of breast-conserving surgery. N Engl J Med (1996) 1.24
Cytological demonstration of mitotic crossing-over in man. Cytogenet Cell Genet (1976) 1.23
Relationship of ovesity and disease in 73,532 weight-conscious women. Public Health Rep (1975) 1.21
An office-based Internet patient education system: a pilot study. J Fam Pract (1999) 1.21
The relationship of hospital ownership and teaching status to 30- and 180-day adjusted mortality rates. Med Care (1994) 1.20
Bone marrow transplants may cure patients with acute leukemia never achieving remission with chemotherapy. Blood (1992) 1.19
Geographic and patient variation among Medicare beneficiaries in the use of follow-up testing after surgery for nonmetastatic colorectal carcinoma. Cancer (1999) 1.19
Racial disparity in the incidence and case-fatality of colorectal cancer: analysis of 329 United States counties. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (1997) 1.19
A process for obtaining patient clinical information in the ambulatory setting. Comput Biomed Res (1993) 1.18
Precipitating antibodies to farmer's lung antigens in a Wisconsin farming population. Am Rev Respir Dis (1981) 1.18
Risk of blood contamination and injury to operating room personnel. Ann Surg (1991) 1.17
Lung cancer and the petroleum industry in Louisiana. J Occup Med (1980) 1.15
Prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii infection in AIDS with pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine. Lancet (1984) 1.13
A national population-based study of incidence of colorectal cancer and age. Implications for screening in older Americans. Cancer (1995) 1.12
Risk of stroke in patients with atrial flutter. Am J Cardiol (2001) 1.12
Race and sex differences in long-term survival rates for elderly patients with pulmonary embolism. Am J Public Health (1998) 1.12
Drinking water and cancer in Louisiana. A retrospective mortality study. Am J Epidemiol (1982) 1.11
Clinical survey of pigeon breeders. Chest (1972) 1.11
Comparing hospitals that perform coronary artery bypass surgery: the effect of outcome measures and data sources. Am J Public Health (1994) 1.09
Localization by Q-banding of mitotic chiasmata in cases of Bloom's syndrome. Chromosoma (1976) 1.09
The effect of cessation of smoking on body weight in 57,032 women: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. J Chronic Dis (1977) 1.09
Psychosocial outcomes for preschool children and families after surgery for complex congenital heart disease. Pediatr Cardiol (2007) 1.08
Lung cancer mortality and residential proximity to industry. Environ Health Perspect (1982) 1.08
Cerebral arterial aneurysm formation and rupture in 20,767 elderly patients: hypertension and other risk factors. J Neurosurg (1995) 1.08
Assessing providers of coronary revascularization: a method for peer review organizations. Am J Public Health (1992) 1.07