2005
Physician specialty and mortality among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure
Foody JM, Rathore SS, Wang Y, Herrin J, Masoudi FA, Havranek EP, Krumholz HM. Physician specialty and mortality among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure. The American Journal Of Medicine 2005, 118: 1120-1125. PMID: 16194643, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.01.075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureFamily physiciansGeneral physiciansSpecialty careDay of admissionCause mortalityCardiology consultationElderly patientsPrimary outcomePhysician specialtyMedicare beneficiariesMortality ratePatientsCardiologistsPhysiciansMortalityInternistsCareOutcomesConsultationFailureDaysSpecialtiesAdmission
1997
Effect of panel composition on physician ratings of appropriateness of abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery: elucidating differences between multispecialty panel results and specialty society recommendations
Herrin J, Etchason J, Kahan J, Brook R, Ballard D. Effect of panel composition on physician ratings of appropriateness of abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery: elucidating differences between multispecialty panel results and specialty society recommendations. Health Policy 1997, 42: 67-81. PMID: 10173494, DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8510(97)00055-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysm surgeryAortic aneurysm surgeryVascular surgeonsAneurysm surgeryPhysician panelAbdominal aortic aneurysm managementAortic aneurysm managementSpecialty society recommendationsSpecialty societiesSame surgerySociety recommendationsVascular surgeryNorth American ChapterPhysician ratingsCardiovascular surgeryClinical appropriatenessAneurysm managementExpert panel membersSurgerySurgeon rankingsRAND panelSurgeonsConcurrent guidelinesPhysiciansNecessity ratings