Identifying Opportunities for a Medical Group to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Failure: An Exploratory Study | Zendy

Courtney Jordan Baechler | Zendy; Thomas E. Kottke | Zendy

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Identifying Opportunities for a Medical Group to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Failure: An Exploratory Study

Author(s) -

Courtney Jordan Baechler,

Thomas E. Kottke

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the permanente journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1552-5775

pISSN - 1552-5767

DOI - 10.7812/tpp/11-012

Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory , coronary artery disease , myocardial infarction , heart failure , ambulatory care , psychological intervention , emergency medicine , disease , intensive care medicine , health care , medical emergency , nursing , economics , economic growth

A decision-support tool was created to identify opportunities to improve outcomes for patients with coronary artery disease and heart failure by delivering all efficacious interventions; that is, "optimizing" care. When national data were applied, nearly 75% of the deaths that could be prevented or postponed by optimizing care for patients with heart disease would occur among ambulatory patients.

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