American Heart Journal
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 242-249 , August 2003

Regional variation in the treatment and outcomes of myocardial infarction: investigating New England’s advantage

  • Harlan M Krumholz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
    • Section of Health Policy and Administration, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
    • Yale-New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, New Haven, Conn, USA
    • Qualidigm, Middletown, Conn, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, PO Box 208088, New Haven, CT 06520-8088, USA.
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  • Jersey Chen, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
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  • Saif S Rathore, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
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  • Yun Wang, MS

      Affiliations

    • Yale-New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, New Haven, Conn, USA
    • Qualidigm, Middletown, Conn, USA
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  • Martha J Radford, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
    • Yale-New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, New Haven, Conn, USA
    • Yale-New Haven Health Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, New Haven, Conn, USA

Received 20 March 2002 ,Accepted 30 October 2002.

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☆ Dr Chen is currently affiliated with the Department of Medicine, Beth-Israel Hospital, Boston, Mass.Analyses performed under Contract Number 500-99-CT01, “Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organization for the State of Connecticut,” sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the US Government. The authors assume full responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the ideas presented. This article is a direct result of the Health Care Quality Improvement Program initiated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which has encouraged identification of quality improvement projects derived from analysis of patterns of care, and therefore required no special funding on the part of this Contractor.

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doi: 10.1016/S0002-8703(03)00237-0

American Heart Journal
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 242-249 , August 2003

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