Quality of Care andPeptic Ulcer Disease

Abstract

Peptic ulcer disease is a common, potentially lethal, gastrointestinal disorder. Over the last 10 years, there have been dramatic changes in the understanding of and clinical approach to this disorder. Researchers in this study reviewed the medical records of 2644 Medicare patients with hospital-discharge diagnoses of peptic ulcerdisease in 5 U.S. states (Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Virginia) …