ArticleBMJ quality improvement reports2015
Atrial fibrillation care improvement collaborative.
Article in BMJ quality improvement reports, 2015. 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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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effectiveness of an algorithm-based care pathway for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation presenting to the emergency department.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2022Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding atrial fibrillation among primary care physicians: the potential role of postgraduate training.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2021Article
- Characteristics of patients presenting to emergency department for primary atrial fibrillation or flutter at an academic medical center.Indian heart journalArticle
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Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an increasingly common cardiac arrhythmia. Many patients with new onset or recurrent AF present to the emergency department and are subsequently admitted to the hospital and seen by cardiology specialists for follow up. In an attempt to address this high utilization of acute health care resources, reduce costs, and improve patient care, our institution instituted a collaborative project between the departments of emergency medicine, cardiology, family medicine, and primary care internal medicine. The project team oversaw development of a new emergency department AF order set, encouraged utilization of a new oral anticoagulant (dabigatran), improved the primary care follow up connection, and deployed a multimodal education plan for primary care providers. Between 2012 and 2014, these interventions resulted in a 17% reduction in total AF per member per month (PMPM) cost, a 28% reduction in AF PMPM inpatient cost, and a 24% reduction in inpatient admissions for AF.
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