Open AccessNational and State Trends in Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction Between 1994-1995 and 1998-1999
Author(s) -
Dale R. Burwen,
Deron Galusha,
Jennifer M. Lewis,
Marjorie R. Bedinger,
Martha J. Radford,
Harlan M. Krumholz,
JoAnne M. Foody
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.163.12.1430
Subject(s) - medicine , aspirin , myocardial infarction , medicaid , medical prescription , guideline , emergency medicine , acute care , cardiology , health care , pathology , economics , economic growth , pharmacology
National efforts have focused attention on quality of care, but relatively little is known about whether, and to what extent, improvement has occurred during this recent period. Furthermore, the variability of the recent change over time is not known.