Mark R Chassin

Summary

Affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The wrong patient
    Mark R Chassin
    Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1077, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY 10029 6574, USA
    Ann Intern Med 136:826-33. 2002
  2. ncbi Association between minor and major surgical complications after carotid endarterectomy: results of the New York Carotid Artery Surgery study
    Alexander J Greenstein
    Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Vasc Surg 46:1138-44; discussion 1145-6. 2007
  3. ncbi Predicting medical and surgical complications of carotid endarterectomy: comparing the risk indexes
    Matthew J Press
    Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Arch Intern Med 166:914-20. 2006
  4. ncbi Black/white differences in very low birth weight neonatal mortality rates among New York City hospitals
    Elizabeth A Howell
    Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1077, New York, NY 10029 6574, USA
    Pediatrics 121:e407-15. 2008
  5. ncbi Approaching NIH guideline recommended care for maternal-infant health: clinical failures to use recommended antenatal corticosteroids
    Elizabeth A Howell
    Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York City, Box 1077, NY, USA
    Matern Child Health J 14:430-6. 2010
  6. ncbi Lack of preparation, physical health after childbirth, and early postpartum depressive symptoms
    Elizabeth A Howell
    1 Departments of Health Evidence and Policy and Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:703-8. 2010
  7. ncbi Reducing excessive medication administration in hospitalized adults with renal dysfunction
    Ira S Nash
    Zena and Michael A Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and The Marie Josée and Henry R Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Am J Med Qual 20:64-9. 2005
  8. ncbi Clinical and operative predictors of outcomes of carotid endarterectomy
    Ethan A Halm
    Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Vasc Surg 42:420-8. 2005
  9. ncbi Effects of nurse management on the quality of heart failure care in minority communities: a randomized trial
    Jane E Sisk
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
    Ann Intern Med 145:273-83. 2006
  10. ncbi Taking health care back: the physician's role in quality improvement
    Elise C Becher
    Departments of Health Policy and Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
    Acad Med 77:953-62. 2002

Detail Information

Publications18

  1. ncbi The wrong patient
    Mark R Chassin
    Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1077, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY 10029 6574, USA
    Ann Intern Med 136:826-33. 2002
    ..The most remediable of these were absent or misused protocols for patient identification and informed consent, systematically faulty exchange of information among caregivers, and poorly functioning teams...
  2. ncbi Association between minor and major surgical complications after carotid endarterectomy: results of the New York Carotid Artery Surgery study
    Alexander J Greenstein
    Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Vasc Surg 46:1138-44; discussion 1145-6. 2007
    ..This study used data from a large, population-based cohort study to describe the incidence of minor surgical complications after CEA and examine associations between minor and major complications...
  3. ncbi Predicting medical and surgical complications of carotid endarterectomy: comparing the risk indexes
    Matthew J Press
    Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Arch Intern Med 166:914-20. 2006
    ..CONCLUSION: The Halm score CEA-specific risk model and the generic Revised Cardiac Risk Index predicted a broad range of medical, neurologic, and surgical complications following CEA...
  4. ncbi Black/white differences in very low birth weight neonatal mortality rates among New York City hospitals
    Elizabeth A Howell
    Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1077, New York, NY 10029 6574, USA
    Pediatrics 121:e407-15. 2008
    ..We sought to determine whether differences in the hospitals at which black and white infants are born contribute to black/white disparities in very low birth weight neonatal mortality rates in New York City...
  5. ncbi Approaching NIH guideline recommended care for maternal-infant health: clinical failures to use recommended antenatal corticosteroids
    Elizabeth A Howell
    Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York City, Box 1077, NY, USA
    Matern Child Health J 14:430-6. 2010
    ..Antenatal steroids were under-utilized in our sample. If our results our generalizable, opportunities for quality improvement in the antenatal management of mothers in preterm labor exist...
  6. ncbi Lack of preparation, physical health after childbirth, and early postpartum depressive symptoms
    Elizabeth A Howell
    1 Departments of Health Evidence and Policy and Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:703-8. 2010
    ..We investigated whether lack of preparation for the postpartum experience and physical health after uncomplicated childbirth were associated with early postpartum depressive symptoms...
  7. ncbi Reducing excessive medication administration in hospitalized adults with renal dysfunction
    Ira S Nash
    Zena and Michael A Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and The Marie Josée and Henry R Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Am J Med Qual 20:64-9. 2005
    ..1% and 24.8% in the rest of the hospital. Automated detection and routine feedback can reduce the rate of excessive administration of medication in hospitalized adults with renal insufficiency...
  8. ncbi Clinical and operative predictors of outcomes of carotid endarterectomy
    Ethan A Halm
    Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    J Vasc Surg 42:420-8. 2005
    ..This study identifies the clinical, radiographic, surgical, and anesthesia variables that are independent predictors of deaths and stroke following carotid endarterectomy...
  9. ncbi Effects of nurse management on the quality of heart failure care in minority communities: a randomized trial
    Jane E Sisk
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
    Ann Intern Med 145:273-83. 2006
    ..Despite therapies proven effective for heart failure with systolic dysfunction, the condition continues to cause substantial hospitalization, disability, and death, especially among African- American and other nonwhite populations...
  10. ncbi Taking health care back: the physician's role in quality improvement
    Elise C Becher
    Departments of Health Policy and Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
    Acad Med 77:953-62. 2002
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  11. ncbi Revisiting the appropriateness of carotid endarterectomy
    Ethan A Halm
    MPH, Department of Health Policy and Medicine, Box 1077, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Stroke 34:1464-71. 2003
    ..Since publication of several randomized controlled trials (RCTs), rates of carotid endarterectomy have doubled nationwide. This study assesses the appropriateness and use of carotid endarterectomy since publication of the RCTs...
  12. ncbi Quality of care and racial health disparities: a strategic overview
    Mark R Chassin
    Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA mchassin jointcommission org
    Mt Sinai J Med 75:7-12. 2008
    ..Finally, the article provides an example of how we have been able to successfully implement proven-effective health improvement programs in the Harlem community even after grant funding has ended...
  13. ncbi Limited impact of a multicenter intervention to improve the quality and efficiency of pneumonia care
    Ethan A Halm
    Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
    Chest 126:100-7. 2004
    ..To evaluate the impact of a multifactorial intervention to improve the quality, efficiency, and patient understanding of care for community-acquired pneumonia...
  14. ncbi Does paying for performance improve the quality of health care?
    Mark R Chassin
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA
    Med Care Res Rev 63:122S-125S. 2006
  15. ncbi Achieving and sustaining improved quality: lessons from New York State and cardiac surgery
    Mark R Chassin
    Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 21:40-51. 2002
    ..This paper examines what physicians and hospitals did in response to the data, how the market reacted, and whether this approach to quality measurement and improvement could be used more widely...
  16. ncbi Primary closure of the carotid artery is associated with poorer outcomes during carotid endarterectomy
    Caron B Rockman
    Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, NY 10016, USA
    J Vasc Surg 42:870-7. 2005
    ..The optimal method of arterial reconstruction remains a matter of controversy. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of the method of arterial reconstruction during CEA on perioperative outcome...
  17. ncbi An interview with Dr. Mark Chassin, next president of The Joint Commission
    Mark R Chassin
    Jt Comm Perspect 27:1, 3-4. 2007
  18. ncbi Publicly reporting quality information
    Edward L Hannan
    JAMA 293:2999-3000; author reply 3000-1. 2005