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Thyroid status, cardiovascular risk, and mortality in older adults

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A study was conducted to determine the relationship between baseline thyroid status and incident atrial fibrillation, incident cardiovascular disease, and mortality in older men and women not taking thyroid medication. An association is shown between subclinical hyperthyroidism and development of artial fibrillation but do not support the hypothesis that unrecognized subclinical hyperthyroidism or subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with other cardiovascular disorders or mortality.

Author: Kuller, Lewis H., Burke, Gregory L., Fried, Linda P., Arnold, Alice M., Ladenson, Paul W., Cappola, Anne R., Danese, Mark D., Tracy, Russel P.
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2006
Cardiovascular diseases, Causes of, Risk factors, Atrial fibrillation, Hyperthyroidism

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Clinical practice guidelines and quality of care for older patients with multiple comorbid diseases: Implications for pay for performance

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The aim of the study is to evaluate the applicability of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to the care of older individuals with several comorbid diseases. The review suggests that adhering the current CPGs in caring for an older person with several comorbidities may have undesirable effects and developing measures of the quality of the care needed by older patients with complex comorbidities is critical to improving their care.

Author: Wu, Albert W., Boult, Chad, Fried, Linda P., Boult, Lisa, Boyd, Cynthia M., Darer, Jonathan
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2005
Health aspects, Care and treatment, Medical care, Medical care quality, Aged patients, Elderly patients, Comorbidity

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Effectiveness and efficiency of root cause analysis in medicine

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The effectiveness and utility of root cause analysis (RCA) in the investigation and prevention of medical hazards are analyzed. Recommendations for more efficient RCA processes are also presented.

Author: Wu, Albert W., Pronovost, Peter J., Lipshutz, Angela K.M.
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2008
Product quality, HEALTH SERVICES, Analysis, Health care industry, Prevention, Quality management, Medical errors

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