Most-Cited Full-Text Articles http://ajm.sagepub.com/ Most-cited rankings are recalculated at the beginning of the month and are based on citations to articles on this journal site from articles in other HighWire-hosted journals. 2008-10-04 <![CDATA[Identifying Persons with Diabetes Using Medicare Claims Data]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/14/6/270?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 1999; 14:270-277
Article]]> Paul L. Hebert, Linda S. Geiss, Edward F. Tierney, Michael M. Engelgau, Barbara P. Yawn, A. Marshall McBean 1999-11-01 10.1177/106286069901400607 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Health Status in VA Patients: Results from the Veterans Health Study]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/14/1/28?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 1999; 14:28-38
Article]]> Lewis E. Kazis, Xinhua S. Ren, Austin Lee, Katherine Skinner, William Rogers, Jack Clark, Donald R. Miller 1999-01-01 10.1177/106286069901400105 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[ACURP--The Beginning]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/1/1/3?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 1986; 1:3-4
Article]]> 1986-01-01 10.1177/0885713X8600100102 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The "New VA": A National Laboratory for Health Care Quality Management]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/14/1/3?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 1999; 14:3-20
Article]]> Kenneth W. Kizer 1999-01-01 10.1177/106286069901400103 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Effect of a Pharmacist-Managed Diabetes Care Program in a Free Medical Clinic]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/15/4/137?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2000; 15:137-142
Article]]> Mayer B. Davidson, Vicki J. Karlan, Terry L. Hair 2000-07-01 10.1177/106286060001500403 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Can Administrative Data Be Used to Ascertain Clinically Significant Postoperative Complications?]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/17/4/145?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2002; 17:145-154
Article]]> Patrick S. Romano, Michael E. Schembri, Julie A. Rainwater 2002-07-01 10.1177/106286060201700404 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Organizational Culture, Continuous Quality Improvement, and Medication Administration Error Reporting]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/16/4/128?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2001; 16:128-134
Article]]> Bonnie J. Wakefield, Mary A. Blegen, Tanya Uden-Holman, Thomas Vaughn, Elizabeth Chrischilles, Douglas S. Wakefield 2001-07-01 10.1177/106286060101600404 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Stakeholders' Opinions Regarding Important Measures of Nursing Home Quality for Consumers]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/14/3/124?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 1999; 14:124-132
Article]]> Charlene Harrington, Joseph Mullan, Lisa C. Woodruff, Sarah G. Burger, Helen Carrillo, Barbara Bedney 1999-05-01 10.1177/106286069901400304 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Use of Screening and Preventive Services Among Women With Disabilities]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/16/4/135?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2001; 16:135-144
Article]]> Lisa I. Tezzoni, Ellen P. McCarthy, Roger B. Davis, Lara Harris-David, Bonnie O''Day 2001-07-01 10.1177/106286060101600405 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Measuring Quality of Care for Vulnerable Children: Challenges and Conceptualization of a Pediatric Outcome Measure of Quality]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/15/4/182?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2000; 15:182-188
Article]]> Michael Seid, James W. Varni, Paul S. Kurtin 2000-07-01 10.1177/106286060001500409 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Conceptual Issues in the Design and Implementation of Pay-for-Quality Programs]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/20/3/144?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2005; 20:144-150
Article]]> Gary J. Young, Bert White, James F. Burgess Jr, Dan Berlowitz, Mark Meterko, Matthew R. Guldin, Barbara G. Bokhour 2005-05-01 10.1177/1062860605275222 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Clinical Relevance of Automated Drug Alerts From the Perspective of Medical Providers]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/20/1/7?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2005; 20:7-14
Article]]> Jeffrey R. Spina, Peter A. Glassman, Pamela Belperio, Rumi Cader, Steven Asch, Primary Care Investigative Group of the VA Los Angeles Healthcare System 2005-01-01 10.1177/1062860604273777 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Pharmacist Led, Primary Care-Based Disease Management Improves Hemoglobin Aic in High-Risk Patients With Diabetes]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/18/2/51?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2003; 18:51-58
Article]]> Russell Rothman, Robb Malone, Betsy Bryant, Cheryl Horlen, Michael Pignone 2003-03-01 10.1177/106286060301800202 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Pediatric Hospitalists: Quality Care for the Underserved?]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/16/5/174?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2001; 16:174-180
Article]]> Robert D. Wells, Barbara Dahl, Stephen D. Wilson 2001-09-01 10.1177/106286060101600505 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Certificate of Need and the Quality of Cardiac Surgery]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/16/5/155?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2001; 16:155-160
Article]]> Jamie L. Robinson, David B. Nash, Elizabeth Moxey, John P. O''Connor 2001-09-01 10.1177/106286060101600502 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Reducing Medication Errors]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/16/3/81?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2001; 16:81-86
Article]]> Paul M. Cox Jr, Steven D''Amato, Debra J. Tillotson 2001-05-01 10.1177/106286060101600302 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Understanding Why Medication Administration Errors May Not Be Reported]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/14/2/81?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1999; 14:81-88
Article]]> Douglas S. Wakefield, Bonnie J. Wakefield, Tanya Uden-Holman, Tyrone Borders, Mary Blegen, Thomas Vaughn 1999-03-01 10.1177/106286069901400203 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Understanding and Comparing Differences in Reported Medication Administration Error Rates]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/14/2/73?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1999; 14:73-80
Article]]> Douglas S. Wakefield, Bonnie J. Wakefield, Tyrone Borders, Tanya Uden-Holman, Mary Blegen, Thomas Vaughn 1999-03-01 10.1177/106286069901400202 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Mandatory State-Based Error-Reporting Systems: Current and Future Prospects]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/20/6/297?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 2005; 20:297-303
Article]]> Kathryn E. Wood, David B. Nash 2005-11-01 10.1177/1062860605281850 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Relationship Between Performance Measurement and Accreditation: Implications for Quality of Care and Patient Safety]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/20/5/239?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2005; 20:239-252
Article]]> Marlene R. Miller, Peter Pronovost, Michele Donithan, Scott Zeger, Chunliu Zhan, Laura Morlock, Gregg S. Meyer 2005-09-01 10.1177/1062860605277076 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Identifying Hypertension-Related Comorbidities From Administrative Data: What's the Optimal Approach?]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/19/5/201?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2004; 19:201-206
Article]]> Ann M. Borzecki, Ashley T. Wong, Elaine C. Hickey, Arlene S. Ash, Dan R. Berlowitz 2004-09-01 10.1177/106286060401900504 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Hospital Quality Improvement Activities and the Effects of Interventions on Pneumonia: A Multistate Study of Medicare Beneficiaries]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/19/4/157?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2004; 19:157-165
Article]]> Joseph P. Weingarten Jr, Weihong Fan, Holmes Peacher-Ryan, Susan Brittman, Dawn FitzGerald, Stacy Jowers, Chris Przybyszewski 2004-07-01 10.1177/106286060401900404 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Improving Health Care Systems Performance: A Human Factors Approach]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/19/3/93?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2004; 19:93-102
Article]]> Michael P. Silver, Michelle S. Geis, Kim A. Bateman 2004-05-01 10.1177/106286060401900302 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The Impact of Computerized Clinical Reminders on Physician Prescribing Behavior: Evidence From Community Oncology Practice]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/18/5/197?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2003; 18:197-203
Article]]> Boris Kralj, Donald Iverson, Ken Hotz, Fredrick D. Ashbury 2003-09-01 10.1177/106286060301800504 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Federal and State Nursing Facility Websites: Just What the Consumer Needs?]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/18/1/21?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2003; 18:21-37
Article]]> Charlene Harrington, Eric Collier, Janis O''Meara, Martin Kitchener, Lisa Payne Simon, John F. Schnelle 2003-01-01 10.1177/106286060301800105 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Lack of Relationship Between the Cleveland Health Quality Choice Project and Decreased Inpatient Mortality in Cleveland]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/17/2/47?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2002; 17:47-55
Article]]> John D. Clough, David Engler, Richard Snow, Phillip E. Canuto 2002-03-01 10.1177/106286060201700202 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[What Is Necessary for High-Quality Discharge Summaries?]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/14/4/160?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 1999; 14:160-169
Article]]> Carl van Walraven, Ella Rokosh 1999-07-01 10.1177/106286069901400403 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Implementing Quality Improvement in Hospitals: The Role of Leadership and Culture]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/14/1/64?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 1999; 14:64-69
Article]]> Victoria A. Parker, William H. Wubbenhorst, Gary J. Young, Kamal R. Desai, Martin P. Charns 1999-01-01 10.1177/106286069901400109 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The Use of Standardized Indicators as Quality Improvement Tools: An Application in Pennsylvania Nursing Homes]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/8/2/72?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1993; 8:72-78
Article]]> Jacqueline S. Zinn, William E. Aaronson, Michael D. Rosko 1993-06-01 10.1177/0885713X9300800209 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Barriers to Control of Blood Glucose in Diabetes Mellitus]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/15/1/16?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2000; 15:16-25
Article]]> Jessica Dalewitz, Nasir Khan, Charles O. Hershey 2000-01-01 10.1177/106286060001500104 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[An Experiential Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Education Initiative]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/5/317?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2006; 21:317-322
Article]]> Prathibha Varkey, M. Katherine Reller, Alan Smith, Julie Ponto, Michael Osborn 2006-09-01 10.1177/1062860606291136 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Assessment of Indications in Interventional Cardiology: Appropriateness and Necessity of Coronary Angiography and Revascularization]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/18/4/155?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2003; 18:155-163
Article]]> Julian Schilling, Peter Gerstl, Epaminondas Kapetanios, Chung-Yol Lee, Osmund Bertel 2003-07-01 10.1177/106286060301800405 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Clinical Vignette-Based Surveys: A Tool for Assessing Physician Practice Variation]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/20/3/151?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2005; 20:151-157
Article]]> Jon Veloski, Stephen Tai, Adam S. Evans, David B. Nash 2005-05-01 10.1177/1062860605274520 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Declines in Hospital Mortality Associated with a Regional Initiative to Measure Hospital Performance]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/12/2/103?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1997; 12:103-112
Article]]> Gary E. Rosenthal, Linda Quinn, Dwain L. Harper 1997-06-01 10.1177/0885713X9701200204 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Identifying Predictors of Satisfaction with Access to Medical Care and Quality of Care]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/12/1/11?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1997; 12:11-17
Article]]> Darius E. Jatulis, Nancy I. Bundek, Antonio P. Legorreta 1997-03-01 10.1177/0885713X9701200103 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Strategic Risk Management: Reducing Malpractice Claims Through More Effective Patient-Doctor Communication]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/14/4/153?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 1999; 14:153-159
Article]]> Bernard B. Virshup, Andrew A. Oppenberg, Marlene M. Coleman 1999-07-01 10.1177/106286069901400402 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Facility Effects on Racial Differences in Nursing Home Quality of Care]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/15/4/174?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2000; 15:174-181
Article]]> Mary L. Fennell, Susan C. Miller, Vincent Mor 2000-07-01 10.1177/106286060001500408 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Implications for Clinical Performance Measurement of Interlaboratory Variability in Methods for Glycosylated Hemoglobin Testing]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/15/2/62?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2000; 15:62-64
Article]]> P. Todd McKenzie, Jonathan R. Sugarman 2000-03-01 10.1177/106286060001500204 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Identifying Pre- and Postoperative Predictors of Cost and Length of Stay for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/14/6/248?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 1999; 14:248-254
Article]]> William A. Ghali, Ruth E. Hall, Arlene S. Ash, Mark A. Moskowitz 1999-11-01 10.1177/106286069901400604 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Editorial: "Quality Assurance"--Too Optimistic a Term?]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/3/3/65?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 1988; 3:65-65
Article]]> 1988-08-01 10.1177/0885713x8800300301 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Educating to Improve Patient Care: Integrating Quality Improvement Into a Medical School Curriculum]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/2/112?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2007; 22:112-116
Article]]> Prathibha Varkey 2007-03-01 10.1177/1062860606298338 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Consumer Attitudes About Health Care-Acquired Infections and Hand Hygiene]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/5/342?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2006; 21:342-346
Article]]> Maryanne McGuckin, Richard Waterman, Arlene Shubin 2006-09-01 10.1177/1062860606291328 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Are Claims Data Accurate Enough to Identify Patients for Performance Measures or Quality Improvement? The Case of Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Depression]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/4/238?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2006; 21:238-245
Article]]> Leif I. Solberg, Karen I. Engebretson, Joann M. Sperl-Hillen, Mary C. Hroscikoski, Patrick J. O''Connor 2006-07-01 10.1177/1062860606288243 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems (CAHPS): Evolving to Meet Stakeholder Needs]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/2/144?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2006; 21:144-147
Article]]> Charles Darby, Christine Crofton, Carolyn M. Clancy 2006-03-01 10.1177/1062860606286263 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The Extent of Quality Improvement Activities in Nursing Homes]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/19/6/255?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 2004; 19:255-265
Article]]> Robert H. Lee, Linda Wendling 2004-11-01 10.1177/106286060401900605 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Patient and Staff Safety: Voluntary Reporting]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/19/2/67?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2004; 19:67-74
Article]]> Mary A. Blegen, Thomas Vaughn, Ginette Pepper, Carol Vojir, Karen Stratton, Michal Boyd, Gail Armstrong 2004-03-01 10.1177/106286060401900204 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Commentary: Quality Improvement Projects: How Do We Protect Patients' Rights?]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/19/1/25?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2004; 19:25-27
Article]]> Louis H. Diamond, Alan S. Kliger, Richard S. Goldman, Paul M. Palevsky 2004-01-01 10.1177/106286060401900105 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Do Hospitals With Lower Mortality Have Higher Patient Satisfaction? A Regional Analysis of Patients With Medical Diagnoses]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/18/2/59?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2003; 18:59-65
Article]]> C. Komal Jaipaul, Gary E. Rosenthal 2003-03-01 10.1177/106286060301800203 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[An Evidence-Based Clinical Pathway for Bronchiolitis Safely Reduces Antibiotic Overuse]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/17/5/195?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2002; 17:195-199
Article]]> Stephen D. Wilson, Barbara B. Dahl, Robert D. Wells 2002-09-01 10.1177/106286060201700507 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies Among Middle-Aged and Older Cardiac Patients]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/17/1/21?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2002; 17:21-27
Article]]> Amy L. Ai, Steven F. Bolling 2002-01-01 10.1177/106286060201700105 SAGE Publications