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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedCarls GS, Henke RM, Karaca Z
AHRQ Author: Karaca Z, Wong HS
The relationship between local economic conditions and acute myocardial infarction hospital utilization by adults and seniors in the United States, 1995-2011.
The researchers assessed the association between unemployment and hospital discharges for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) among adults and seniors, 1995–2011. They found that for both adults and seniors, a 1 percent increase in the unemployment rate was associated with a statistically significant decline in AMI hospitalization during the first half of the study but was unrelated to the economic cycle in the second half of the study period.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 290201300002C.
Citation: Carls GS, Henke RM, Karaca Z .
The relationship between local economic conditions and acute myocardial infarction hospital utilization by adults and seniors in the United States, 1995-2011.
Health Serv Res 2015 Oct;50(5):1688-709. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12298..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Heart Disease and Health, Healthcare Utilization, Hospitalization
Moy E, Barrett M, Coffey R
AHRQ Author: Moy E
Missed diagnoses of acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department: variation by patient and facility characteristics.
The purpose of this study is to estimate the frequency of missed heart attacks or their precursors (e.g., unstable angina) in the emergency department (ED) by examining use of EDs in the week prior to hospitalization for heart attack. This study of 111,973 patients found an overall rate of 0.9 percent for missed diagnoses of heart attacks.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 290201300002C
Citation: Moy E, Barrett M, Coffey R .
Missed diagnoses of acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department: variation by patient and facility characteristics.
Diagn. 2015 Feb;2(1):29-40..
Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Heart Disease and Health, Emergency Department, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)