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ReviewJournal of hospital medicine2024

Venous thromboembolism performance measurement in the United States: An evolving landscape with many stakeholders.

Barbara I Braun, Karen M Kolbusz, Michele R Bozikis, Stephen P Schmaltz, Karon Abe, Nimia L Reyes, Michelle N Dardis

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Review in Journal of hospital medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Venous thromboembolism following surgery for pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms.Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Barbara I BraunDepartment of Research, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation and Improvement, The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7098-6800
Karen M KolbuszDepartment of Quality Measurement, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation and Improvement, The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6951-1007
Michele R BozikisDepartment of Research, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation and Improvement, The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-4203-0618
Stephen P SchmaltzDepartment of Research, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation and Improvement, The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2486-3268
Karon AbeEpidemiology & Surveillance Branch, Division of Blood Disorders and Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7018-906X
Nimia L ReyesEpidemiology & Surveillance Branch, Division of Blood Disorders and Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5548-5429
Michelle N DardisDepartment of Quality Measurement, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation and Improvement, The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-6856-1944

Funding

CDC HHS Cooperative Agreement OT18-1802Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a life-threatening, costly, and common preventable complication associated with hospitalization. Although VTE prevention strategies such as risk assessment and prophylaxis are available, they are not applied uniformly or systematically across US hospitals and healthcare systems. Hospital-level performance measurement has been used nationally to promote standardized approaches for VTE prevention and incentivize the adoption of guideline-based care management. Though most measures reflect care processes rather than outcomes, certain domains including diagnosis, treatment, and continuity of care remain unmeasured. In this article, we describe the development of VTE prevention measures from various stakeholders, measure strengths and limitations, publicly reported rates, the impact of technology and health policy on measure use, and perspectives on future options for surveillance and performance monitoring.

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Venous ThromboembolismHospitalizationHospitalsHumansPulmonary EmbolismRisk AssessmentUnited States

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PMID38770952
PMCPMC11371498

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