First results of a national initiative to enable quality improvement of cardiovascular care by transparently reporting on patient-relevant outcomes
Author(s) -
Dennis van Veghel,
Marloes Marteijn,
Bas A.J.M. de Mol
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezw034
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , coronary artery disease , percutaneous coronary intervention , emergency medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , bypass grafting , health care , quality management , heart failure , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , artery , surgery , nursing , myocardial infarction , operations management , economics , economic growth , management system
The aims of this study were to assess patient-relevant outcomes of delivered cardiovascular care by focusing on disease management as determined by a multidisciplinary Heart Team, to establish and share best practices by comparing outcomes and to embed value-based decision-making to improve quality and efficiency in Dutch heart centres.
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