title: Study examines clinical practices that distinguish 100 top hospitals.
abstract: What distinguishes the 100 Top Hospitals from others? In angioplasty, it's greater use of stents and a new class of costly drugs, according to a new study from HCIA-Sachs. The study indicates that better-performing hospitals tend to respond sooner than others to the latest clinical research.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D006761:Hospitals / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards*; D007255:Information Services; D016017:Odds Ratio; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D014481:United States