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ArticleHealth services research2023

Organization of pulmonary hypertension care in non-expert care settings: Lessons learned from a multi-site study.

Kari R Gillmeyer, Shelsey W Johnson, Rendelle E Bolton, Megan B McCullough, Renda Soylemez Wiener

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Kari R GillmeyerCenter for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA and VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5333-259X
Shelsey W JohnsonCenter for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA and VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6297-6389
Rendelle E BoltonCenter for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA and VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1621-8277
Megan B McCulloughCenter for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA and VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3387-1967
Renda Soylemez WienerCenter for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA and VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7712-2135

Funding

BIOLOGY OF THE LUNG--MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMT32HL007035 · NHLBI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI Darrell N. Kotton, JOSEPH P MIZGERD · 1985 to 2026
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NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine how select Veterans Health Administration (VA) sites organized care for patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), with a focus on describing existing practices and identifying unmet needs within the sites. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY

settingSemi-structured interviews across seven diverse VA sites. STUDY

designQualitative multiple-site study. DATA COLLECTION/EXTRACTION

methodsWe interviewed 54 key informants including pulmonologists, cardiologists, primary care providers, advanced care practitioners, pharmacists, and clinical leaders to assess the structures and processes of PH care delivery. We analyzed transcripts using directed content analysis and constructed site profiles for each site, comparing profiles to existing guidelines for PH expert centers. PRINCIPAL

findingsSites varied considerably in how they organized PH care, with wide variation in the availability of structures and processes recommended for expert centers, including availability of PH expertise and PH-specific resources, multidisciplinary approach to care, establishment of clear referral pathways, and presence of PH education. Further, participants identified three areas of unmet need not directly addressed within current guidelines, including better integration of pharmacists into multidisciplinary teams, early and routine involvement of palliative care, and improved care coordination efforts.

conclusionsThe rising prevalence of PH and evolution of treatments for common PH subgroups underscore the need to standardize PH care delivery in non-expert care settings to improve care quality and patient outcomes. The insight gained from this study may inform the development of guidance appropriate for care settings outside of expert centers.

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Hypertension, PulmonaryDelivery of Health CareHumansQualitative ResearchQuality of Health CareUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans Affairschronic diseaseclinical practice patterns/guidelines/resource use/evidence-based practicehealth care organizations and systemsqualitative researchVA health care system

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PMID36518045
PMCPMC10154164

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