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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedDesai NR, Udell JA, Wang Y
Trends in performance and opportunities for improvement on a composite measure of acute myocardial infarction care.
This study sought to examine trends in patient- and hospital-level performance on a composite defect-free care measure, identify disparities in the performance across sociodemographic groups, and identify opportunities to improve quality and outcomes. Using data from the Chest Pain - Myocardial Infarction Registry, the researchers found that, despite improvements in the proportion of patients with acute myocardial infarction receiving defect-free care overall and across sociodemographic groups, nearly 1 in 4 patients did not receive optimal care; absolute performance was consistently lower among older patients, women, black, and Hispanic patients. They conclude that composite measures of cardiovascular care can illuminate opportunities to improve quality of care.
AHRQ-funded; HS023000.
Citation: Desai NR, Udell JA, Wang Y .
Trends in performance and opportunities for improvement on a composite measure of acute myocardial infarction care.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2019 Mar;12(3):e004983. doi: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004983..
Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Disparities, Heart Disease and Health, Quality of Care, Quality Improvement