Performance of Top-Ranked Heart Care Hospitals on Evidence-Based Process Measures | Zendy

Scott C. Williams | Zendy; Richard G. Koss | Zendy; David J. Morton | Zendy; Jerod M. Loeb | Zendy

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Performance of Top-Ranked Heart Care Hospitals on Evidence-Based Process Measures

Author(s) -

Scott C. Williams,

Richard G. Koss,

David J. Morton,

Jerod M. Loeb

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.600973

Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , heart failure , population , emergency medicine , medical emergency , family medicine , environmental health

Despite the increasing availability of evidence-based clinical performance measure data that compares the performances of US hospitals, the general public continues to rely on more popular resources such as the US News & World Report annual publication of "America's Best Hospitals" for information on hospital quality. This study evaluated how well hospitals ranked on the US News & World Report list of top heart and heart surgery hospitals performed on acute myocardial infarction and heart failure measures derived from American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association clinical treatment guidelines.

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