The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 3 , Pages 217-219 , March 2010

The Improving Continuous Cardiac Care (IC3) Program and Outpatient Quality Improvement

  • Paul S. Chan, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Mid America Heart Institute and the University of Missouri, Kansas City
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Paul S. Chan, MD, MSc, Mid America Heart Institute, 4401 Wornall Road, 5th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64111
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  • William J. Oetgen, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
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  • John A. Spertus, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Mid America Heart Institute and the University of Missouri, Kansas City

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  6. Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Peterson ED, et al. Door-to-balloon times in hospitals within the get-with-the-guidelines registry after initiation of the door-to-balloon (D2B) Alliance. Am J Cardiol. 2009;103:1051–1055

 Kim A. Eagle, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals and the American College of Cardiology provide operational funding for the Improving Continuous Cardiac Care program.

 Conflict of Interest: None of the authors have any financial conflicts of interest.

 Authorship: Drs. Chan and Spertus had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. All authors participated in: interpretation of the data, drafting of the manuscript, and critical revision of this manuscript for important intellectual content.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00949-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.09.019

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 3 , Pages 217-219 , March 2010

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