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| D W BratzlerSummaryAffiliation: Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality Country: USA Publications
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In-hospital observation after antibiotic switch in pneumonia: a national evaluationRamesh V Nathan
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, Calif, USA
Am J Med 119:512.e1-7. 2006....- Underuse of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for general surgery patients: physician practices in the community hospital settingD W Bratzler
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality Inc, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Oklahoma City 73118 7472, USA
Arch Intern Med 158:1909-12. 1998..Although surveys of physician self-reported practices have suggested near universal support for routine use of measures to prevent venous thromboembolism, medical record auditing has demonstrated underuse... - Management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the elderly: physician practices in the community hospital settingDale W Bratzler
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, 14000 Quail Springs Parkway, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73134, USA
J Okla State Med Assoc 97:227-32. 2004..7% (CI, 0.7-3.5) and the 180-day mortality rate was 23.7% (CI, 19.7-28.1). The morbidity and mortality associated with acute exacerbations of COPD remain high. There are opportunities to improve quality of care for this condition... - Failure to vaccinate Medicare inpatients: a missed opportunityDale W Bratzler
Health Care Quality Improvement Program, Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Inc, 14000 Quail Springs Pkwy, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73134, USA
Arch Intern Med 162:2349-56. 2002..Hospitalized elderly patients are at risk for subsequent influenza and pneumococcal disease. Despite this risk, they are often not vaccinated in this setting... - Care of acute myocardial infarction in Oklahoma: an update from the Cooperative Cardiovascular ProjectD W Bratzler
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, 5801 Broadway Extension, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73118, USA
J Okla State Med Assoc 94:443-50. 2001..Despite better performance on many of the measures of quality, we should not be too complacent about the results, as there continues to be considerable room for improvement in care... - Comparison of influenza immunization rates for Oklahoma Medicare patients: 1995, 1996 and 1997J S Millar
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Oklahoma City, Okla 73118 7472, USA
J Okla State Med Assoc 91:509-13. 1998..Especially underserved are the African-American and non-urban populations. There appear to be opportunities for improvement in the provision of the influenza vaccination for the Medicare population of Oklahoma... - Use of antimicrobial prophylaxis for major surgery: baseline results from the National Surgical Infection Prevention ProjectDale W Bratzler
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Inc, Oklahoma City, OK 73134 2627, USA
Arch Surg 140:174-82. 2005..We herein describe the use of antimicrobial prophylaxis for Medicare patients undergoing major surgery... - Antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery: an advisory statement from the National Surgical Infection Prevention ProjectDale W Bratzler
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Inc, 14000 Quail Springs Pkwy, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73134 2627, USA
Am J Surg 189:395-404. 2005..This advisory statement provides an overview of other issues related to antimicrobial prophylaxis including specific suggestions regarding antimicrobial selection... - The surgical infection prevention and surgical care improvement projects: national initiatives to improve outcomes for patients having surgeryDale W Bratzler
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Oklahoma City, OK 73134, USA
Clin Infect Dis 43:322-30. 2006..This review will provide an update from the Surgical Infection Prevention Project and provide an introduction to the Surgical Care Improvement Project... - Antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery: an advisory statement from the National Surgical Infection Prevention ProjectDale W Bratzler
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73134 2627, USA
Clin Infect Dis 38:1706-15. 2004..This advisory statement provides an overview of other issues related to antimicrobial prophylaxis, including specific suggestions regarding antimicrobial selection... - Performance measures for pneumonia: are they valuable, and are process measures adequate?Dale W Bratzler
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73134, USA
Curr Opin Infect Dis 20:182-9. 2007..Increasingly, concerns have been raised about the potential for unintended consequences of performance measurement and reporting that might lead to patient harm... 
Initial antibiotic selection and patient outcomes: observations from the National Pneumonia ProjectDale W Bratzler
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Oklahoma City, OK 73134, USA
Clin Infect Dis 47:S193-201. 2008..Guidelines for empirical treatment of hospitalized patients with pneumonia provide specific recommendations for antibiotic selection that are primarily based on findings from observational studies...- Development of national performance measures on the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolismDale W Bratzler
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, 14000 Quail Springs Parkway, Ste 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73134, USA
J Thromb Thrombolysis 29:148-54. 2010..There is now a broad consensus on standardized measures of quality for the prevention and treatment of VTE, and a national commitment to collect and publicly report data on the quality of care for this important health problem... - Improving the quality of care for patients with pneumonia in very small hospitalsLaurie Anne Chu
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, 14000 Quail Springs Pkwy, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73134, USA
Arch Intern Med 163:326-32. 2003..This study demonstrated the effectiveness of quality improvement activities in very small hospitals... - Screening mammography for Oklahoma Medicare beneficiaries: a national priority for quality improvementSiddhartha Venkatappa
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Inc, 5801 Broadway Extension, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73118, USA
J Okla State Med Assoc 95:655-60. 2002..Increasing the use of mammography services for Medicare patients is a national priority for healthcare quality improvement... - Surveillance for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: recommendations from a national workshopGary E Raskob
College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USA
Am J Prev Med 38:S502-9. 2010.... - The Surgical Infection Prevention and Surgical Care Improvement Projects: promises and pitfallsDale W Bratzler
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73134, USA
Am Surg 72:1010-6; discussion 1021-30, 1133-48. 2006..There is now a strong national commitment to measure processes and outcomes of care for surgery in the United States... - Smoking in the elderly--it's never too late to quitDale W Bratzler
Health Care Quality Improvement Program, Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ, OK, USA
J Okla State Med Assoc 95:185-91; quiz 192-3. 2002..The extended longevity and quality of life in this country for persons who achieve old age highlights the need for aggressive practices related to smoking cessation in the elderly... - Immunization for seniorsDale W Bratzler
Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Inc, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
J Law Med Ethics 30:128-34. 2002..Despite state efforts to improve vaccination rates of seniors, efforts that have included regulatory and educational approaches, significant challenges remain in designing immunization programs for seniors that are universally effective... - Is signed consent for influenza or pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination required?Stephanie Kissam
Quality Partners of Rhode Island, and the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Arch Intern Med 164:13-6. 2004.... - Timing of antibiotic administration and outcomes for Medicare patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumoniaPeter M Houck
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Seattle, WA 98121, USA
Arch Intern Med 164:637-44. 2004..Pneumonia accounts for more than 600 000 Medicare hospitalizations yearly. Guidelines have recommended antibiotic treatment within 8 hours of arrival at the hospital... - Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in Oklahoma: processes and outcomes of careSiddhartha Venkatappa
University of Central Oklahoma, USA
J Okla State Med Assoc 96:63-9. 2003..The results of this project suggest that there are substantial opportunities to improve the quality of care for CABG in Oklahoma... - Antibiotic timing and diagnostic uncertainty in Medicare patients with pneumonia: is it reasonable to expect all patients to receive antibiotics within 4 hours?Mark L Metersky
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA
Chest 130:16-21. 2006.... - Public reporting and pay for performance in hospital quality improvementPeter K Lindenauer
Division of Healthcare Quality, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA 01199, USA
N Engl J Med 356:486-96. 2007..Public reporting and pay for performance are intended to accelerate improvements in hospital care, yet little is known about the benefits of these methods of providing incentives for improving care... - Antibiotics for bacteremic pneumonia: Improved outcomes with macrolides but not fluoroquinolonesMark L Metersky
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT 06030 1321, USA
Chest 131:466-73. 2007..The study of outcomes of a large cohort of patients with bacteremic pneumonia provides a unique opportunity to address these questions by excluding patients with primary atypical infection... - Mortality associated with the quality of care of patients hospitalized with congestive heart failureJean Christophe Luthi
Kerr L White Institute for Health Services Research, Decatur, GA, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 14:15-24. 2002..This study examined the association between use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and risk of death in elderly patients hospitalized with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD)... - Volume, quality of care, and outcome in pneumoniaPeter K Lindenauer
Division of Healthcare Quality, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA
Ann Intern Med 144:262-9. 2006..The establishment of minimum volume thresholds has been proposed as a means of improving outcomes for patients with various medical and surgical conditions... - Quality improvement organizations and hospital careDale W Bratzler
JAMA 294:2028-9; author reply 2030. 2005 - Hospitals collaborate to decrease surgical site infectionsE Patchen Dellinger
Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 6410, USA
Am J Surg 190:9-15. 2005..Despite a large body of evidence describing care processes known to reduce the incidence of surgical site infections, many are underutilized in practice... - Effects of previous influenza vaccination on subsequent readmission and mortality in elderly patients hospitalized with pneumoniaNicole S Herzog
Pedicatrics Department, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA
Am J Med 115:454-61. 2003..To determine the effect of influenza vaccination on mortality and hospital readmission rates following discharge of elderly patients admitted with pneumonia... - Blood cultures in pneumonia patientsDale W Bratzler
Ann Emerg Med 47:580; author reply 581. 2006 - Antibiotic administration in community-acquired pneumoniaPeter M Houck
Chest 126:320-1. 2004 - Multistate improvement in process and outcomes of carotid endarterectomyTimothy F Kresowik
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
J Vasc Surg 39:372-80. 2004..The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of community-wide performance measurement and feedback on key processes and outcomes of carotid endarterectomy (CEA)... - Antibiotic timing for pneumoniaDale W Bratzler
Clin Infect Dis 47:1115-6; author reply 1156-7. 2008 - Indwelling urinary catheter use in the postoperative period: analysis of the national surgical infection prevention project dataHeidi L Wald
Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 13611 E Colfax Ave, Ste 100, Aurora, CO 80011, USA
Arch Surg 143:551-7. 2008..To describe the frequency and duration of perioperative catheter use and to determine the relationship between catheter use and postoperative outcomes... - Pneumonia treatment process and qualityPeter M Houck
Arch Intern Med 162:843-4. 2002 - Predicting bacteremia in patients with community-acquired pneumoniaMark L Metersky
Pulmonary Division, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut 06030 1225, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 169:342-7. 2004..These tools may allow clinicians to target patients with pneumonia in whom blood cultures are most likely to yield a pathogen... - Blood culture and susceptibility results and allergy history do not influence fluoroquinolone use in the treatment of community-acquired pneumoniaNancy N Chang
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Pharmacotherapy 25:59-66. 2005..These prescribing patterns may contribute to selection pressure associated with fluoroquinolone-resistant gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria... - Assessment of the Medicare quality improvement organization programWilliam Rollow
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Baltimore, Maryland 21244 1850, USA
Ann Intern Med 145:342-53. 2006..Studies have shown improvement in quality of health care in the United States. However, the factors responsible for this improvement are largely unknown... - Administration of first hospital antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia: does timeliness affect outcomes?Peter M Houck
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Seattle, Washington, USA
Curr Opin Infect Dis 18:151-6. 2005..Several studies have examined these associations...