Heart Disease
Study results from Northwestern University, U.S., provide new insights into heart disease
Published in Hospital and Nursing Home Week, February 15th, 2007
Study 1: Scientists discuss in "Assessing the validity of national quality measures for coronary artery disease using an electronic health record" new findings in heart disease. According to a study from the United States, "Nationally endorsed, clinical performance measures are available that allow for quality reporting using electronic health records (EHRs). To our knowledge, how well they reflect actual quality of care has not been studied."
"We sought to evaluate the validity of performance measures for coronary artery disease (CAD) using an...
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