Cardiovascular Disorders

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Journal Article

Quality Indicators for the Care of Heart Failure in Vulnerable Elders — Oct 1, 2007

Improving the quality of care for vulnerable elders (VEs) will likely lead to significant improvements in morbidity and mortality, given that VEs are at high risk from heart failure.

News Release

Prescription Spending Caps Cause Some Seniors to Quit Taking Medicines for Chronic Illnesses — Sep 11, 2007

Many seniors quit taking drugs for chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure when they exceed their drug plan's yearly spending limits.

News Release

RAND Study Finds the Quality of Medical Care Gets Better, Not Worse, When Patients Have More Chronic Illnesses — Jun 13, 2007

Contrary to popular belief, patients with multiple chronic illnesses do not receive worse quality of care, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.

News Release

RAND Study Finds Women with Heart Disease and Diabetes Less Likely than Men to Receive Appropriate Outpatient Care — May 14, 2007

May 14, 2007 news release: RAND Study Finds Women with Heart Disease and Diabetes Less Likely than Men to Receive Appropriate Outpatient Care.

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Hospital Competition, Managed Care, and Mortality After Hospitalization for Medical Conditions in California — Apr 1, 2007

Assesses the effect of hospital competition and HMO penetration on mortality after hospitalization for six medical conditions in California.

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Haplotypes in the Lipoprotein Lipase Gene Influence High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Response to Statin Therapy and Progression of Atherosclerosis in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts — Feb 1, 2007

Lipoprotein lipase hydrolyzes circulating triglycerides. 3'-end haplotypes in the LPL gene influence atherosclerosis and insulin resistance.

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Can a Chronic Care Model Collaborative Reduce Heart Disease Risk in Patients with Diabetes? — Feb 1, 2007

There is a need to identify effective practical interventions to decrease cardiovascular disease risk in patients with diabetes.

Journal Article

Physical Functioning and Mental Well-Being in Association with Health Outcome in Patients Enrolled in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial II — Jan 1, 2007

Lower baseline PCS and MCS are associated with unfavourable health outcome in MADIT II patients, but not with appropriate ICD therapy for ventricular tachyarrhythmias.

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Family History of Premature Coronary Heart Disease and Coronary Artery Calcification: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) — Jan 1, 2007

A family history of premature coronary heart disease (CHD) is a known risk factor for CHD events.

Journal Article

Quality Indicators for the Care of Hypertension in Vulnerable Elders — Jan 1, 2007

Hospitalization presents unique challenges in older people.

Journal Article

Efecto Del Consumo De Un Complemento Alimentario En La Concentracion Plasmatica De Cinc En Adultos Mayores Residentes En Santiago De Chile =: Effect of the Consumption of a Food Supplement on Plasma Zinc Concentrations of Free-Living Chilean Elderly Adults — Jan 1, 2007

The consumption of a food supplement significantly increased plasma zinc concentrations in Chilean elderly adults.

Journal Article

Congestive Heart Failure Disease Management in Medicare-managed Care — Jan 1, 2007

Describes the use, structure, and content of initiatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to encourage Medicare managed care plans to introduce congestive heart failure (CHF) disease management programs.

Research Brief

Effects of Medicare's Prospective Payment System on the Quality of Hospital Care — Jun 13, 2006

This research brief summarizes a study of how Medicare's prospective payment system (PPS) affected the quality of care for hospitalized Medicare patients.

News Release

Study Finds Middle-Aged Americans Less Healthy Than English Counterparts — May 2, 2006

May 2, 2006 News Release: Study Finds Middle-Aged Americans Less Healthy Than English Counterparts.

News Release

RAND Study Finds Research Showing How to Improve Care for Heart Failure Rarely Reforms Services or Shapes Policy — Mar 28, 2006

RAND news release: RAND Study Finds Research Showing How to Improve Care for Heart Failure Rarely Reforms Services or Shapes Policy

Journal Article

Trajectory of End-Stage Heart Failure: The Influence of Technology and Implications for Policy Change — Jan 1, 2006

The authors explain the trajectory of patients with heart failure, illustrate the importance of advance care planning for these patients, discuss the impact of choices to use or forgo new technologies, and suggest ways to improve the care system.

Journal Article

Does Date Stamping ICD-9-CM Codes Increase the Value of Clinical Information in Administrative Data? — Jan 1, 2006

Comorbidity measures are designed to exclude complications when they map International Classification of Diseases codes to diagnostic categories.

Journal Article

Isolation of Health Services Research from Practice and Policy: The Example of Chronic Health Failure Management — Jan 1, 2006

The Congressional hearings leading to these Medicare reforms, and the statute itself, evidence the model used by commercial disease-management firms.

Journal Article

Hospital Competition, Managed Care and Mortality After Hospitalization for Medical Conditions: Evidence from Three States — Jan 1, 2006

Assesses the effect of hospital competition and HMO penetration on mortality after hospitalization for six medical conditions in California, New York, and Wisconsin.

Journal Article

Familial Risk Assessment for Early-Onset Coronary Heart Disease — Jan 1, 2006

Familial risk assessment can stratify risk for early-onset coronary heart disease.

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