Publications

Selected Publications from Outcome-Powered Studies

PATIENT REGISTRIES

Dreyer NA, Garner S. Patient registries, predictive models and optimal care. JAMA. 2009; 302(24): 2662.

Dreyer NA, Garner S. Registries for Robust Evidence. JAMA. 2009; 302(7): 790-791.

Dreyer NA, Sheth N, Trontell A, Gliklich RE. Good Practices for Handling Adverse Events Detected through Patient Registries. DIA Journal. 2008 Aug;5(42): 421-428.

Dreyer NA, Bertagna M, and Gliklich RE. Designing and assessing registries to evaluate the safety of medical products. The Monitor. 2007 Aug; 21(4): 47-50.

Gliklich RE, Dreyer NA (eds): Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes: A User’s Guide. (Prepared by Outcome DEcIDE Center [Outcome Sciences, Inc. dba Outcome] under Contract No. HHSA29020050035I TO1.) AHRQ Publication No. 07-EHC001-1. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2007.

ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY/INFECTIOUS/INFLAMMATORY DISEASE

Avian Influenza Expert Group (Adisamito W, Zaman M, Chan P, Lee N, Gasimov V, Aghayev FF, Oner A, Bamgboye E, Dogan N, Toovey S, Dreyer N): First results from an avian influenza registry. American Society for Microbiology 47th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. San Francisco, CA, September, 2009.

Adisamito W, Zaman M, Chan P, Lee N, Gasimov V, Aghayev FF, Oner A, Bagmbove E, Dogan N, Starzyk K, Layton A, Coker R, Toovey S, Dreyer N; Human Avian Influenza: Development of a Shoe-leather Approach to Evaluating Treatment Effectiveness. International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology, Providence, RI, August, 2009.

Dreyer NA, Starzyk K, Wilcock K, Toovey S: A global registry for understanding clinical presentation, treatment outcomes, and survival from human avian influenza. Bangkok International Conference on Avian Influenza. 2008 Jan 23; Bangkok: National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology; 2008 p. 155.

Atlas SJ, Gallagher PM, Wu YA, Singer DE, Gliklich RE, Metson RB, Fowler FJ Jr. Development and validation of a new health-related quality of life instrument for patients with sinusitis. Qual Life Res. 2005; 14(5):1375-86.

Nadol SB, Staechker H, Gliklich RE. Outcomes assessment for chronic otitis media: The chronic ear survey. Laryngoscope 2000;1 10(Suppl.94):32-35

Corey JA, Kemker B, Branca), Kuo F, Chang Y, Gliklich RE. Health Status in Allergic Rhinitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000; 122:681-685.

Cunningham JM, Chiu EJ, Landgraf JM, Gliklich RE. The health impact of chronic recurrent rhinosinusitis in children. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000 Nov;126(11):1363-8

Metson RB, Gliklich RE. Clinical outcomes in patients with chronic sinusitis. Laryngoscope. 2000; II 0(Suppl.94):2-28.

Kemker B, Corey J, Branca J, Gliklich RE. Development of the allergy outcome survey for allergic rhinitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 1999; 121:603-5.

Gliklich RE, Metson R. Economic implications of chronic sinusitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998;1 l8(3):344.

Metson R, Gliklich RE, Cosenza M. A comparison of image guidance systems for sinus surgery. Laryngoscope 1998;108(8):l 164-70.

Metson R, Gliklich RE. Clinical outcome of endoscopic surgery for frontal sinusitis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998; 124(10): 1090-6.

Metson R, Gliklich RE, Stankiewicz JA, Kennedy OW, Duncavage JA, Hoffinan SR. et. al. Comparison of sinus computed tomography staging systems. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997; 1 17(4):372-379.

ANESTHESIA

Colele TT, Helfrick JF, Gonzalez ML, AndresenR, Perrott DH. Office-based Ambulatory Aesthesia: Factors that Influence Patient Satisfaction or Dissatisfaction with Deep Sedation/General Anesthesia. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2005 Feb;63(2):163-72.

Perrott DH, Cole TT, Helfrick JF, Gonzales ML, Andresen R. Office-based ambulatory anesthesia: Outcomes of clinical practice of oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2003 61:983-995.

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES

Wang TY, Fonarow GC, Hernandez AF, Liang L, Ellrodt G, Nallamothu BK, Shah BR, Cannon CP, Peterson ED. The Dissociation Between Door-to-Balloon Time Improvement and Improvements in Other Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Processes and Patient Outcomes. ARCH INTERN MED/VOL 169 (NO. 15), AUG 10/24, 2009.

LaBresh KA, Reeves MJ, Frankel MR, Albright D, Schwamm LH. Hospital Treatment of Patients with Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack with Get With The Guidelines. Arch Intern Med. 2007 (in press).

Hernandez AF, Fonarow GC, Liang L, Al-Khatib SM, Curtis LH, LaBresh KA, Yancy CW, Albert NM. A Gender and Racial Gap in Internal Cardioverter Defibrillator Use Among Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients. JAMA. 2007; 298(13): 1525-32.

Steinberg BA, Cannon CP, Hernandez AF, Pan W, Peterson ED, Fonarow GC. Medical Therapies and Invasive Treatments for Coronary Artery Disease in Overweight Patients: Understanding the “Obesity Paradox” in the Get With The Guidelines Database. Am J Cardiol. 2007; 100:1331–1335.

LaBresh KA, Fonarow GC, Smith SC, Bonow RO, Smaha LC, Tyler PA, Hong Y, Albright D, Ellrodt AG. Improved Treatment of Hospitalized Coronary Artery Disease Patients with the Get With The Guidelines Program. Crit Path Cardiol. 2007; 6(3): 98-105.

Hiratzka L, Eagle KA, Liang L, Fonarow GC, LaBresh KA, Peterson ED. Atherosclerosis Secondary Prevention Performance Measures After Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery Compared With Percutaneous Catheter Intervention and Non-Intervention Patients In The Get With the Guidelines Database. Circ Surg Supp. 2007 Sep 11; 116(11 Suppl):I207-12.

Ellrodt AG, Glasener R, Kradel K, Bercury C, Ferrarin A, Jewell D, Frechette C, Seckler P, Reed J. Multidisciplinary Rounds (MDR): an Implementation System for Sustained Improvement in the American Heart Association's Get with the Guidelines Program. Crit Path Cardiol. 2007;6(3): 106-116.

Krantz MJ, Baker WA, Estacio RO, Haynes DK, Mehler PS, Fonarow GC, Long CS. Comprehensive Coronary Artery Disease Care in a Safety-Net Hospital: Results of Get With the Guidelines Quality Improvement Initiative. J Manag Care Pharm. 2007;13:319-24.

Smith EE, Abdullah AR, Amirfarzan H, Schwamm LH. Serum Lipid Profile on Admission for Ischemic Stroke: Failure to meet National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel (NCEP-ATPIII) Guidelines. Neurology. 2007;68;660-665.

Flynn FM, Cafarelli M, Petrakos K, Christophersen P. Improving Outcomes for Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients in the Hospital Setting: Successful Implementation of the American Heart Association ‘‘Get With The Guidelines’’ Program by Phase I Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurses. J of Cardiovasc Nursing. 2007; 22;3;166-176.

Peterson ED, Roe MT, Mulgund J, DeLong ER, Lytle BL, Brindis RG, Smith SC Jr, Pollack CV Jr, Newby LK, Harrington RA, Gibler WB, Ohman EM. Association between hospital process performance and outcomes among patients with acute coronary syndromes. JAMA. 2006 Apr 26;295(16):1912-20.

Tricoci P, Roe MT, Mulgund J, Newby LK, Smith SC Jr, Pollack CV Jr, Fintel DJ, Cannon CP, Bhatt DL, Gibler WB, Ohman EM, Peterson ED, Harrington RA. Clopidogrel to treat patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes after hospital discharge. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Apr 10;166(7):806-11.

Bradley EH, Curry LA, Webster TR, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, McNamara RL, Barton BA, Berg DN, Krumholz HM. Achieving rapid door-to-balloon times: how top hospitals improve complex clinical systems. Circulation. 2006 Feb 28;113(8):1079-85. Epub 2006 Feb 20.

Alexander KP, Chen AY, Roe MT, Newby LK, Gibson CM, Allen-LaPointe NM, Pollack C, Gibler WB, Ohman EM, Peterson ED; CRUSADE Investigators. Excess dosing of antiplatelet and antithrombin agents in the treatment of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. JAMA. 2005 Dec 28;294(24):3108-16. Erratum in: JAMA. 2006 Feb 8;295(6):628.

Brogan GX Jr, Peterson ED, Mulgund J, Bhatt DL, Ohman EM, Gibler WB, Pollack CV Jr, Farkouh ME, Roe MT. Treatment disparities in the care of patients with and without diabetes presenting with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. Diabetes Care. 2006 Jan;29(1):9-14.

Nallamothu BK, Wang Y, Magid DJ, McNamara RL, Herrin J, Bradley EH, Bates ER, Pollack CV Jr, Krumholz HM; National Registry of Myocardial Infarction Investigators. Relation between hospital specialization with primary percutaneous coronary intervention and clinical outcomes in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: National Registry of Myocardial Infarction-4 analysis. Circulation. 2006 Jan 17;113(2):222-9. Epub 2006 Jan 9.

Hong Y. Labresh KA. Overview of the American Heart Association “Get With the Guidelines” Programs. Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Heart Failure. Crit Path Cardiol. 2006;5:179–186.

McNamara RL, Herrin J, Bradley EH, Portnay EL, Curtis JP, Wang Y, Magid DJ, Blaney M, Krumholz HM; NRMI Investigators. Hospital improvement in time to reperfusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction, 1999 to 2002. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Jan 3;47(1):45-51. Epub 2005 Dec 13.

Ryan JW, Peterson ED, Chen AY, Roe MT, Ohman EM, Cannon CP, Berger PB, Saucedo JF, DeLong ER, Normand SL, Pollack CV Jr, Cohen DJ; CRUSADE Investigators. Optimal timing of intervention in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: insights from the CRUSADE (Can Rapid risk stratification of Unstable angina patients Suppress ADverse outcomes with Early implementation of the ACC/AHA guidelines) Registry. Circulation. 2005 Nov 15;112(20):3049-57. Epub 2005 Nov 7

Volpp KG, Konetzka RT, Zhu J, Parsons L, Peterson E; National Registry of Myocardial Infarction Investigators. Effect of cuts in Medicare reimbursement on process and outcome of care for acute myocardial infarction patients. Circulation. 2005 Oct 11;112(15):2268-75. Epub 2005 Oct 3.

Bradley EH, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Webster TR, McNamara RL, Mattera JA, Barton BA, Berg DN, Portnay EL, Moscovitz H, Parkosewich J, Holmboe ES, Blaney M, Krumholz HM. Achieving door-to-balloon times that meet quality guidelines: how do successful hospitals do it? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Oct 4;46(7):1236-41.

Spencer FA, Frederick PD, Goldberg RJ, Gore JM, Tiefenbrunn AJ; National Registry of Myocardial Infarction-4 Investigators. Use of combination evidence-based medical therapy prior to acute myocardial infarction (from the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction-4). Am J Cardiol. 2005 Oct 1;96(7):922-6.

Alexander KP, Roe MT, Chen AY, Lytle BL, Pollack CV Jr, Foody JM, Boden WE, Smith SC Jr, Gibler WB, Ohman EM, Peterson ED; CRUSADE Investigators. Evolution in cardiovascular care for elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: results from the CRUSADE National Quality Improvement Initiative. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Oct 18;46(8):1479-87. Epub 2005 Sep 29.

Kandzari DE, Roe MT, Ohman EM, Milford-Beland S, Chen AY, Lytle BL, Cohen DJ, Smith SC, Harrington RA, Gibler WB, Peterson ED. Frequency, predictors, and outcomes of drug-eluting stent utilization in patients with high-risk non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. Am J Cardiol. 2005 Sep 15;96(6):750-5.

Roe MT, Peterson ED, Li Y, Pollack CV Jr, Christenson RH, Peacock WF, Fesmire FM, Newby LK, Jesse RL, Hoekstra JW, Gibler WB, Ohman EM. Relationship between risk stratification by cardiac troponin level and adherence to guidelines for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. Arch Intern Med. 2005 Sep 12;165(16):1870-6.

Fonarow GC, Wright RS, Spencer FA, Fredrick PD, Dong W, Every N, French WJ; National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 4 Investigators. Effect of statin use within the first 24 hours of admission for acute myocardial infarction on early morbidity and mortality. Am J Cardiol. 2005 Sep 1;96(5):611-6.

Vaccarino V, Rathore SS, Wenger NK, Frederick PD, Abramson JL, Barron HV, Manhapra A, Mallik S, Krumholz HM; National Registry of Myocardial Infarction Investigators. Sex and racial differences in the management of acute myocardial infarction, 1994 through 2002. N Engl J Med. 2005 Aug 18;353(7):671-82.

Babaev A, Frederick PD, Pasta DJ, Every N, Sichrovsky T, Hochman JS; NRMI Investigators. Trends in management and outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock. JAMA. 2005 Jul 27;294(4):448-54

Roe MT, Parsons LS, Pollack CV Jr, Canto JG, Barron HV, Every NR, Rogers WJ, Peterson ED; National Registry of Myocardial Infarction Investigators. Quality of care by classification of myocardial infarction: treatment patterns for ST-segment elevation vs non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Arch Intern Med. 2005 Jul 25;165(14):1630-6.

Meine TJ, Roe MT, Chen AY, Patel MR, Washam JB, Ohman EM, Peacock WF, Pollack CV Jr, Gibler WB, Peterson ED; CRUSADE Investigators. Association of intravenous morphine use and outcomes in acute coronary syndromes: results from the CRUSADE Quality Improvement Initiative. Am Heart J. 2005 Jun;149(6):1043-9.

Pitta SR, Grzybowski M, Welch RD, Frederick PD, Wahl R, Zalenski RJ. ST-segment depression on the initial electrocardiogram in acute myocardial infarction-prognostic significance and its effect on short-term mortality: A report from the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI-2, 3, 4). Am J Cardiol. 2005 Apr 1;95(7):843-8.

Roe MT, Peterson ED, Pollack CV Jr, Newby LK, Li Y, Christenson RH, Peacock WF, Fesmire FM, Diercks D, Kirk JD, Smith SC Jr, Ohman EM, Gibler WB; CRUSADE Investigators. Influence of timing of troponin elevation on clinical outcomes and use of evidence-based therapies for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Apr;45(4):355-62.

Bansal D, Gaddam V, Aude YW, Bissett J, Fahdi I, Garza L, Joseph J, Molavi B, Pai BV, Sinha A, Smith ES 3rd, Mehta JL. Trends in the care of patients with acute myocardial infarction at a university-affiliated Veterans Affairs Medical Center. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2005 Mar;10(1):39-44.

Bradley EH, Herrin J, Mattera JA, Holmboe ES, Wang Y, Frederick P, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ,
Krumholz HM. Quality improvement efforts and hospital performance: rates of beta-blocker prescription after acute myocardial infarction. Med Care. 2005 Mar;43(3):282-92.

Blomkalns AL, Chen AY, Hochman JS, Peterson ED, Trynosky K, Diercks DB, Brogan GX Jr, Boden WE, Roe MT, Ohman EM, Gibler WB, Newby LK; CRUSADE Investigators. Gender disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: large-scale observations from the CRUSADE (Can Rapid Risk Stratification of Unstable Angina Patients Suppress Adverse Outcomes With Early Implementation of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines) National Quality Improvement Initiative. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Mar 15;45(6):832-7.

Sonel AF, Good CB, Mulgund J, Roe MT, Gibler WB, Smith SC Jr, Cohen MG, Pollack CV Jr,
Ohman EM, Peterson ED; CRUSADE Investigators. Racial variations in treatment and outcomes of black and white patients with high-risk non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: insights from CRUSADE (Can Rapid Risk Stratification of Unstable Angina Patients Suppress Adverse Outcomes With Early Implementation of the ACC/AHA Guidelines?). Circulation. 2005 Mar 15;111(10):1225-32.

Foody JM, Roe MT, Chen AY, Smith SC Jr, Brindis RG, Peterson ED, Gibler WB, Ohman EM; CRUSADE Investigators. Lipid management in patients with unstable angina pectoris and non-ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (from CRUSADE). Am J Cardiol. 2005 Feb 15;95(4):483-5.

Nallamothu BK, Bates ER, Herrin J, Wang Y, Bradley EH, Krumholz HM; NRMI Investigators. Times to treatment in transfer patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States: National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI)-3/4 analysis. Circulation. 2005 Feb 15;111(6):761-7. Epub 2005 Feb 7.

Atwater BD, Roe MT, Mahaffey KW. Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists in non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: a review and guide to patient selection. Drugs. 2005;65(3):313-24. Review.

Mary Grzybowski, PhD, MPH, Robert D. Welch, MD, Lori Parsons, BS, Chiadi E. Ndumele, MD, Edmond Chen, MD, Robert Zalenski, MD and Hal V. Barron, MD. The Association between White Blood Cell Count and Acute Myocardial Infarction In-hospital Mortality: Findings from the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction. Acad Emerg Med Volume 11, Number 10 1049-1060, 2004.

Bhatt DL, Roe MT, Peterson ED, Li Y, Chen AY, Harrington RA, Greenbaum AB, Berger PB, Cannon CP, Cohen DJ, Gibson CM, Saucedo JF, Kleiman NS, Hochman JS, Boden WE, Brindis RG, Peacock WF, Smith SC Jr, Pollack CV Jr, Gibler WB, Ohman EM; CRUSADE Investigators. Utilization of early invasive management strategies for high-risk patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: results from the CRUSADE Quality Improvement Initiative. JAMA. 2004 Nov 3;292(17):2096-104.

Ohman EM, Roe MT, Smith SC Jr, Brindis RG, Christenson RH, Harrington RA, Gibler WB, Peterson ED; CRUSADE Investigators. Care of non-ST-segment elevation patients: insights from the CRUSADE national quality improvement initiative. Am Heart J. 2004 Nov;148(5 Suppl):S34-9.

Gibson, CM. NRMI and current treatment patterns for ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Am Heart J. 2004 Nov;148(5 Suppl):S29-33.

Roe MT. Success stories: how hospitals are improving care. Am Heart J. 2004 Nov;148(5 Suppl):S52-5.

Smaha LA; American Heart Association. The American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines program. Am Heart J. 2004 Nov;148(5 Suppl):S46-8.

Spencer FA, Fonarow GC, Frederick PD, Wright RS, Every N, Goldberg RJ, Gore JM, Dong W, Becker RC, French W; National Registry of Myocardial Infarction. Early withdrawal of statin therapy in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: national registry of myocardial infarction. Arch Intern Med. 2004 Oct 25;164(19):2162-8.

Bradley EH, Herrin J, Wang Y, McNamara RL, Webster TR, Magid DJ, Blaney M, Peterson ED, Canto JG, Pollack CV Jr, Krumholz HM. Racial and ethnic differences in time to acute reperfusion therapy for patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction. Comment in: JAMA. 2004 Oct 6;292(13):1612-4.

Wiviott SD, Morrow DA, Frederick PD, Giugliano RP, Gibson CM, McCabe CH, Cannon CP, Antman EM, Braunwald E. Performance of the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction risk index in the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction-3 and -4: a simple index that predicts mortality in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Comment in: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Aug 18;44(4):790-2.

Berthiaume JT, Tyler PA, Ng-Osorio J, LaBresh KA. Aligning financial incentives with "Get With
The Guidelines" to improve cardiovascular care. Am J Manag Care. 2004 Jul;10(7 Pt 2):501-4.

Morrow DA, Antman EM, Murphy SA, Assmann SF, Giugliano RP, Cannon CP, Michael Gibson C, McCabe CH, Barron HV, Van De Werf F, Braunwald E. The Risk Score Profile: a novel approach to characterising the risk of populations enrolled in clinical studies. Eur Heart J. 2004 Jul;25(13):1139-45.

Bradley EH, Herrin J, Mattera JA, Holmboe ES, Wang Y, Frederick P, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Hospital-level performance improvement: beta-blocker use after acute myocardial infarction. Med Care. 2004 Jun;42(6):591-9.

Sanborn TA, Jacobs AK, Frederick PD, Every NR, French WJ; National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 3 and 4 Investigators. Comparability of quality-of-care indicators for emergency coronary angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction regardless of on-site cardiac surgery (report from the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction). Am J Cardiol. 2004 Jun 1;93(11):1335-9, A5.

LaBresh Kenneth A, Gray Ellrodt, Richard Gliklich et al. Get with the guidelines for cardiovascular secondary prevention. Pilot results. Arch Intern Med 2004;164:203-209.

Mary Grzybowski, PhD, MPH; Elizabeth A. Clements, PharmD; Lori Parsons, BS; Robert Welch, MD; Anne T. Tintinalli, MD; Michael A. Ross, MD; Robert J. Zalenski, MD. Mortality Benefit of Immediate Revascularization of Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Contraindications to Thrombolytic Therapy: A Propensity Analysis. JAMA. Vol. 290 No. 14, October 8, 2003.

LaBresh KA, Gliklich R, Liljestrand J, Peto R, Ellrodt AG. Using "get with the guidelines" to improve cardiovascular secondary prevention. J Comm J Qual Saf. 2003 Oct;29(10):539-50.

Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH, Charles V. Pollack, JR, MD, MA, Matthew T. Roe, MD, MHS, Lori S. Parsons, BS, Katherine A. Littrell, PHD, RN, John G. Canto, MD, MSPH, FACC, Hal V. Barron, MD, for the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI) 4 Investigators. Early Use of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors in Non–ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction Observations From the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 4. Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 42, No. 1, 2003

Wu AH, Parsons L, Every NR, Bates ER; Second National Registry of Myocardial Infarction. Hospital outcomes in patients presenting with congestive heart failure complicating acute myocardial infarction: a report from the Second National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI-2). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002 Oct 16;40(8):1389-94.

Spencer FA, Meyer TE, Gore JM, Goldberg RJ. Heterogeneity in the management and outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure: the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 2002 Jun 4;105(22):2605-10.

Gourlay SG, Rundle AC, Barron HV. Smoking and mortality following acute myocardial infarction: results from the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 2 (NRMI 2). Nicotine Tob Res. 2002 Feb;4(1):101-7.

DRUG-ELUTING STENTS

Williams DO, Abbot t JD, Kip KE. Outcomes of 6906 Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Era of Drug-Eluting Stents: Report of the DEScover Registry. Circulation. 2006 Nov 14;114(20):2154-2162.

HEAD, NECK, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

Glicklich R, Wilson J. Epidemiology of Bisphosphonate-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws: The Utility of a National Registry. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2009 May:67(5):71-4.

Gliklich. RE, Siegel N, Chang Y. Septoplasty Outcomes, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2000;122(2):228.

Haug, Richard H, David H. Perrott, Martin L. Gonzalez MS, Reena M. Talwal. The AAOMS Age-Related Third Molar Study, Submitted for publication. Submitted to JOMS Metson R, Cosenza M, Gliklich RE, Montgomery WW. The role of image-guidance systems for head and neck surgery. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 1999;125(10):l 100-1104.

Metson R, Gliklich RE, Cosenza M. A comparison of image guidance systems for sinus surgery. Laryngoscope 1998;108(8):l 164-70.

Funk OF, Karnell LH, Dawson Ci, Means ME, Coiwill ML, Gliklich RE, Alford EL, Stewart MG. Baseline and post-treatment assessment of the general health status of head and neck cancer patients compared to United States population norms. Head Neck 1997; 1 9(8):675-683.

HEALTH STATUS AND PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES

Goozner M. Big Databases: Outcomes Research Begins to Yield Results. JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advanced Access. 2010 Feb 9; 102 (4):215-217.

Bhatt P, Perez-Tselikis J, Ambrose CS, Hamilton H, Oleka N. Real-Time Assessment of 2007–2008 Influenza Vaccine Coverage Among Pediatric Practices. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. 2008 May 2-6; poster.

Bringman S, N Dreyer, BT Heniford, B Ramshaw, LT Divilio, DL Simpkins. Prospective assessment of long-term health outcomes following mesh hernia repair: the international hernia mesh registry. European Hernia Society. 2008 May.

Tosi LL, Gliklich RE, Kannan K, Koval KJ. The American Orthopaedic Association's "Own the Bone" Initiative to Prevent Secondary Fractures. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2008 Jan;90:163-173.

Wang PC, Li HY, Shih TS, Gliklich RE, Chen NH, Liao YF. Generic and specific quality-of-life measures in Taiwanese adults with sleep-disordered breathing. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Sep;135(3):421-6.

Atlas SJ, Metson RB, Singer DE, Wu YA, Gliklich RE. Validity of a new health-related quality of life instrument for patients with chronic sinusitis. Laryngoscope. 2005 May;115(5):846-54.

Chen NH, Li HY, Gliklich RE, Chu CC, Liang SC, Wang PC. Validation assessment of the Chinese-version Chronic Ear Survey: a comparison between data from English and Chinese versions. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2003 Jan;112(1):85-90.

Gliklich RE, Wang PC. Validation of the Snore Outcomes Survey for Patients with Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Jul;128(7):819-24.

Chen NH, Li HY, Gliklich RE, Chu CC, Liang SC, Wang PC. Validation assessment of the Chinese version of the Snore Outcomes Survey. Qual Life Res 2002; 11(6):601-7

Kahn JB, Gliklich RE, Boyev KP, Stewart MG, Metson RB, McKenna MJ. Validation of a patient-graded instrument for facial nerve paralysis: the FaCE scale. Laryngoscope. 2001 Mar;111(3):387-98.

Wang PC, Nadol SB, MerchantS, Austin E, Gliklich RE. Validating an outcomes survey for adults with chronic suppurative otitis media. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2000 Mar;109(3):249-54.

Nadol JB Jr, Staecker H, Gliklich RE. Outcomes assessment for chronic otitis media: the Chronic Ear Survey. Laryngoscope. 2000 Mar;110(3 Pt 3):32

Corey JA, Kemker B, Branca), Kuo F, Chang Y, Gliklich RE. Health Status in Allergic Rhinitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000; 122:681-685.

Gliklich RE, Taghizadeh F, Winkelman, J. Health Status in Patients with Disturbed Sleep and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000;122:542-546.

Gliklich RE, Glovsky RM, Montgomery WW. Validation of the Voice Outcome Survey (VOS-5) for unilateral vocal cord paralysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1999;120(2):153.

Kemker B, Corey J, Branca J, Gliklich RE. Development of the allergy outcome survey for allergic rhinitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 1999; 121:603-5.

Gliklich RE. Aesthetic outcomes. Cuff Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg l998;6(4):207-8.

HEART FAILURE

Curtis AB, Yancy CW, Albert NM, Gattis Stough W, Gheorghiade M, Heywood JT, McBride ML, Mehra MR, O’Connor CM, Reynolds D, Walsh MN, Fonarow GC. Cardiac resynchronization therapy utilization for heart failure: Findings from IMPROVE HF. American Heart Journal 2009 Dec; 158(6): 956-967.

Yancy CW, Fonarow GC, Albert NM, Curtis AB, Stough WG, Gheorghiade M, Heywood JT, Mehra M, O'Connor CM, Reynolds D, Walsh MN. Influence of Patient Age and Sex on Delivery of Guideline Recommended Heart Failure Care in the Outpatient Cardiology Practice Setting: Findings from IMPROVE HF. Am Heart J 2009;157:754-762.e2.

Mehra, MR, Yancy CW, Albert NM, Curtis AB, Gattis Stough W, Gheorghiade M, Heywood JT, McBride ML, O’Connor CM, Reynolds D, Walsh MN, Fonarow GC. Evidence of clinical practice heterogeneity in the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrilliators in heart failure and post-myocardial infarction left ventricular dysfunction: Findings from IMPROVE HF. Heart Rhythm 2009;6:1727–1734.

Fonarow GC, Yancy CW, Albert NM, Curtis AB, Stough WG, Gheorghiade M, Heywood JT, McBride ML, Mehra MR, O'Connor CM, Reynolds D, Walsh MN. Heart failure care in the outpatient cardiology practice setting: findings from IMPROVE HF. Circ Heart Fail. 2008 Jul;1(2):98-106. Epub 2008 May 28.

Fonarow GC, Stough WG, Abraham WT, Albert NM, Gheorghiade M, Greenberg BH, O’Connor CM, Sun JL, Yancy CW, Young JB. Characteristics, Treatments, and Outcomes of Patients With Preserved Systolic Function Hospitalized for Heart Failure: A Report From the OPTIMIZE-HF Registry. JACC. 2007 Aug 6; 50(8): 767-777.

Greenberg BH, Abraham WT, Albert NM, Chiswell K, Clare R, Stough WG, Gheorghiade M, O’Connor CM, Sun JL, Yancy CW, Young JB, Fonarow GC. Influence of diabetes on characteristics and outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure: A report from the Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure (OPTIMIZE-HF). American Heart Journal. 2007 Aug; 154(2): 277.e1-7.

Dreyer NA, Bertagna M, and Gliklich RE. Designing and assessing registries to evaluate the safety of medical products. The Monitor. 2007 Aug; 21(4): 47-50.

Fonarow GC, Abraham WT, Albert NM, Stough WG, Gheorghiade M, Greenberg BH, O’Connor CM, Pieper K, Sun JL, Yancy CW, Young JB. Influence of a Performance-Improvement Initiative on Quality of Care for Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure: Results of the Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure (OPTIMIZE-HF). Arch Intern Med. 2007 July 23; 167(14): 1493-1502.

Fonarow GC, et al. Performance Measures and Outcomes for Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA. 2007 Apr 10; 297(14): 1547-1549.

Fonarow GC, Yancy CW, Albert NM, Curtis AB, Stough WG, Gheorghiade M, Heywood T, Mehra M, O’Connor CM, Reynolds D, Walsh MN. Improving the Use of Evidence-Based Heart Failure Therapies in the Outpatient Setting: The IMPROVE HF performance improvement registry. American Heart Journal. 2007 Mar 30; 0(0):1-27.

Fonarow GC, Abraham WT, Albert NM, Stough WG, Gheorghiade M, Greenberg BH, O’Connor CM, Pieper K, Sun JL, Yancy C, Young JB. Association Between Performance Measures and Clinical Outcomes for Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA. 2007 Jan 3; 297(1):61-70.

Albert NM, Fonarow GC, Abraham WT, Chiswell K, Stough WG, Gheorghiade M, Greenberg GH, O’Connor CM,SUN JL, Yancy CW, Young JB. Predictors of Delivery of Hospital-Based Heart Failure Patient Education: A Report from OPTIMIZE-HF. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2007; 13(3):189-198.

Gheorghiade M, Abraham WT, Albert NM, Greenberg BH, O’Connor CM, She L, Stough WG, Yancy CW, Young JB, Fonarow GC. Systolic Blood Pressure at Admission, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Heart Failure. JAMA. 2006 Nov 8; 296(18): 2217- 2226.

Fonarow GC, Abraham WT, Albert NM, Gattis WA, Gheorghiade M, Greenberg B, O'Connor CM, Yancy CW, Young J. Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure (OPTIMIZE-HF): rationale and design. Am Heart J. 2004 Jul;148(1):43-51.

Fonarow GC. Strategies to improve the use of evidence-based heart failure therapies: OPTIMIZE-HF. Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2004;5 Suppl 1:S45-54. Review.

PROSTATE DISEASE

Althof SE, Rosen RC, Catania J, Pollack L, O’Leary M, Seftel AD. Short-Form Scale to Assess Ejaculatory Dysfunction (EjD): Development and Validation of a 4-Item Version of the Male Sexual Health Questionnaire (MSHQ-EjD Short Form). SSTAR. 2006.

Roehrborn CG, Wei JT, Althof SE, Marks LS, Pasta DE, Seftel AD. Demographic and clinical parameters associated with use of medical therapy at enrollment to the BPH Registry & Patient Survey. European Association of Urology. 2006.

Steers W, Nuckolls J, Seftel A, Miner M, Metzger M, Roehrborn C, Wei JT. Differences Between PCPS and Urologists in the Evaluation of Men with LUTS/BPH. American Urological Association. 2006.

Wei JT, Nuckolls J, Miner M, Rosen RC, Roehrborn CG. Differences In Medical Management of LUTS/BPH Between PCPs and Urologists. American Urological Association. 2006.

Wei JT, Nuckolls J, Miner M, Rosen RC, Roehrborn CG. Medical management of lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH): Differences between urologists and primary care physicians (PCPs). European Association of Urology. 2006.

RARE DISEASES

McMullen AH, Pasta DJ, Frederick PD, Konstan MW, Morgan WJ, Schechter MS, Wagener JS. Impact of pregnancy on women with cystic fibrosis. Chest. 2006 Mar;129(3):706-11.

Marshall BC, Butler SM, Stoddard M, Moran AM, Liou TG, Morgan WJ. Epidemiology of cystic fibrosis-related diabetes. J Pediatr. 2005 May;146(5):681-7.

RHEUMATOLOGY

Tutuncu Z, Reed G, Kremer J, Kavanaugh A. Do patients with older onset rheumatoid arthritis receive less aggressive treatment than younger patients. Ann Rheum Dis. 2006 Jan 13; [Epub preprint]

Kremer JM. The CORRONA database. Autoimmun Rev. 2006 Jan;5(1):46-54. Epub 2005 Aug 30.

Kremer J. The CORRONA database. Ann Rheum Dis. 2005 Nov;64 Suppl 4:iv37-41. Review.

Kremer JM. The CORRONA database. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2005 Sep-Oct;23(5 Suppl 39):S172-7.

Greenberg JD, Bingham CO 3rd, Abramson SB, Reed G, Sebaldt RJ, Kremer J. Effect of cardiovascular comorbidities and concomitant aspirin use on selection of cyclooxygenase inhibitor among rheumatologists. Arthritis Rheum. 2005 Feb 15;53(1):12-7.

Sebaldt RJ, Kremer JM. CANDOO and CANOAR, CORRONA and more: advancing therapeutics through layered-in clinical data collection and feedback at the point of care. J Rheumatol. 2003 Nov;30(11):2308-11. (Editorial.)

SLEEP DISORDERS

Hsu SY, Tu YW, Shih TS, Chen NH, Wang PC, Lin Y, Chen CW, Chen CJ, Lin JD, Li HY, Gliklich RE. Impacts of Shift-Work on Sleep Quality in a Taiwanese Factory. Fu-Jen Journal of Medicine. 2007 Dec;5(4).

Chen NH, Shih TS, Pa-ChunWang, Chang-Wei Chen YL, Chen CJ, Lin JD, Li HY, Gliklich RE. Sleep Quality and the Prevalence of Related Breathing Problems in Taiwanese Factory Workers. Fu-Jen Journal of Medicine. 2007 Jan;5(2).

Wang PC, Li HY, Shih TS, Gliklich RE, Chen NH, Liao YF. Generic and specific quality-of-life measures in Taiwanese adults with sleep-disordered breathing. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Sep;135(3):421-6.

Gliklich RE, Wang PC. Validation of the Snore Outcomes Survey for Patients with Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Jul;128(7):819-24.

Chen NH, Li HY, Gliklich RE, Chu CC, Liang SC, Wang PC. Validation assessment of the Chinese version of the Snore Outcomes Survey. Qual Life Res 2002; 11(6):601-7

Gliklich RE, Taghizadeh F, Winkelman, J. Health Status in Patients with Disturbed Sleep and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000;122:542-546.

Pradhan PS, Gliklich RE, Winkelman J. Screening for obstructive sleep apnea in patients presenting for snoring surgery. Laryngoscope. 1996 Nov;106(11):1393-7.

Selected Publications from Outcome Studies

Outcome-Led Handbook for Patient Registry Development Published by AHRQ