Kathleen Hewitt, MSN, RN, CPHQ

Updated Risk Adjustment Mortality Model Using the Complete 1.1 Dataset from the American College of Cardiology National Cardiova

08/01/2008

Leslee J. Shaw , PhD;

Peter C. Block , MD;

William S. Weintraub , MD, FACC;

Charles R. McKay , MD;

Ralph G. Brindis , MD, MPH, FACC;

Kathleen Hewitt , MSN, RN, CPHQ;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Ronald J. Krone , MD;

Vernon Anderson , MD;

Richard E. Shaw , PhD, FACC;

The use of risk adjustment methodology to account for patient differences in treatment outcomes is imperative to legitimately compare the results of institutions performing cardiovascular intervention. Mortality has been the most widely used...

The use of risk adjustment...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Risk of Local Adverse Events Following Cardiac Catheterization by Hemostasis Device Use and Gender

08/01/2008

Dale R. Tavris , MD, MPH;

Richard E. Shaw , PhD, FACC;

Beverly Albrecht-Gallauresi , RN, MPH;

Ralph G. Brindis , MD, MPH, FACC;

Ba Lin , MD;

Suzanne E. Rich , RN, MA;

Kathleen Hewitt , MSN, RN, CPHQ;

William S. Weintraub , MD, FACC;

Reports of serious injuries and deaths associated with the use of hemostasis devices1 to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided the impetus for this study. These devices are...

Reports of serious injuries and...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology