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Describe a comprehensive view (E.R/In-patient/Out-patient)
of the current causes,
diagnostic & treatment
strategies, short and long-term
prognosis for patients with HF
(systolic versus diastolic)
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Identify opportunities to
improve the care of patients
with HF through implementation
of quality initiative programs:
● Produce cardiac care Report
cards and Critical pathways for
hospitals
● Test usefulness of cardiac
care Report cards and Critical
pathways in improving the
quality of care to patients with
acute HF
● Test usefulness of a
comprehensive multidisciplinary
disease management program in
the out-patient settings in
improvement of the quality of
life and hospitalization of
patients with high-risk chronic
HF
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To create permanent database
tool for continuous quality
measurement useful to both
country-wide studies and to
individual hospitals seeking to
improve quality of care & allow
comparison with local and
national practice patterns (i.e:
NOT how to choose a hospital
when seeking cardiac care since
the involved hospitals will be
kept anonymous in the
publication process)
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To evaluate practice trends in
the proper use of old &/or new
tests medications & devices, &
encourage use of those with
clear evidence and thus raise
the standard of care & reduce
the gap between guidelines and
“real-life” practice
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To foster collaborative
interaction with other
cardiovascular outcome
assessment projects.
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To assess costs of different
treatment strategies and
utilization of different
hospital units (ICU, CCU, Wards,
Clinic) & recommend those with
proven evidence and
cost-effectiveness in improving
HF patient outcome
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To Develop hypotheses for future
clinical research
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To increase public awareness of
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