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July 14, 2008 | Journal Article
In this study, the researchers attempt to compare the risk of recurrent coronary heart disease in outpatients with angina or inducible ischemia. Patients with stable coronary heart disease and inducible ischemia were found to have a poorer prognosis for adverse outcomes than others and therefore may benefit from more proactive treatment therapies.
January 1, 2007 | Journal Article
The authors of this study examined whether the practice size of attending physicians was related to within-hospital differences in care for Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
August 11, 2009 | Story
Using the toolkit, hospitals can improve the overall quality of pediatric emergency care across the country by meeting national guidelines for care issued by ACEP and the AAP.
May 25, 2012 | Program Result Report
More and more hospitals are adopting palliative care programs through the work of the Center to Advance Palliative care, which also has led to the National Quality Forum's consensus practices and the Joint Commission's Advanced Certification Program.
February 22, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) last week announced forthcoming changes to the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). Mindful of the changing skillset that practitioners need to meet the demands of the job, the AAMC said that, be ...
May 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
A June 2001 study by the research firm Roper Starch Worldwide (now RoperASW) found that readership of 195 public interest ads appearing in national publications in the years 1990-2000 had been dismal. The study, commissioned by communications consultant Andy Goodman, and funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, relied on analyses already in ASW's database estimating the ability of print ads to capture a reader's attention, hold his or her interest and establish the name of the advertiser.
September 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
From 1996 to 1998, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care examined how insurers, employers and other purchasers of health care decide which medical technologies to provide to consumers under resource constraints.
May 8, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Dartmouth Medical School created, assessed and distributed Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy and Beyond, a multimedia educational tool to help health care practitioners treat tobacco dependence in pregnant women.
August 26, 2008 | Program Result Report
The National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality worked to create a learning network aimed at accelerating clinical improvements in the prevention and treatment of obesity in children.
September 28, 2011 | Program Result Report
The High-Value Health Care Project, an initiative of the Quality Alliance Steering Committee, promoted a comprehensive, uniform national approach to measuring the performance of the health care system, to foster transparency and improve quality.