French citizens can choose their doctors and specialists (despite a soft gatekeeper
mechanism installed in 2005), can access both public and private hospitals, and are free to …

Background—In acute myocardial infarction, the relationship between volume and quality
indicators (QIs) is poorly documented. Through a nationwide assessment of QIs at discharge …

sPLA2 and Lp-PLA2 are currently being evaluated as potential markers and therapeutic
targets in coronary artery disease. We hypothesized that their measurement, in parallel with …

The RICO registry of the Côte d9Or (France), created in 2001, now counts almost 8000
patients hospitalised for ACS in six cardiology centres. It covers a region of 500 000 …

Background: Quality indicators (QI) at discharge (appropriate prescription of aspirin,
betablockers, ACEI and statins at discharge after acute myocardial infarction (AMI)) can be …

Background. Assessment of quality of care aims to improve patient management, but also to
detect centers with sub-optimal quality of care. The optimal method for detecting such …

Background: We report results from 4 consecutive years of a nationwide assessment of
quality indicators (QI) at discharge after acute myocardial infarction and the categorization of …

Background We report results from 4 consecutive years of nationwide assessment of quality
indicators (QI) at discharge after acute myocardial infarction. Methods Nationwide …

Background The last 50 years in Europe have seen a dramatic increase in healthy life
expectancy; however, this period has also seen a corresponding elevation in diseases …

Background Assessment of Performance Measures (PM) is useful for benchmarking. Using
a strong methodology, overseen by an interdisciplinary group, national assessment of PM …