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, Steven M Bradley1, Srinath Adusumalli2
1Healthcare Delivery Innovation Center, Minneapolis Heart Institute, MN (S.M.B., P.R., C.E.S.).
Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
|January 12, 2021
Summary
A new consortium aims to bridge gaps in cardiovascular care quality. By implementing and evaluating innovative, multicenter projects, it seeks to improve patient outcomes across health systems.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular medicine
- Health services research
- Quality improvement science
Background:
- Despite advancements, significant gaps persist in cardiovascular care quality and outcomes.
- Current quality improvement strategies are often condition-specific and focus on episodic care.
- Health services research identifies care gaps but seldom leads to implemented solutions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the establishment of the Cardiovascular Quality Improvement and Care Innovation Consortium.
- To outline the consortium's strategy for rapidly improving cardiovascular care delivery.
- To detail the consortium's goals for developing, implementing, and evaluating innovative quality improvement projects.
Main Methods:
- Developing and implementing multicenter quality improvement projects with innovative care designs.
- Evaluating the implementation and impact of these projects across diverse health systems.
- Establishing the consortium as a resource and integrating it within existing quality improvement structures.
Main Results:
- The consortium aims to achieve success through projects demonstrating changes in care delivery.
- Success will be measured by demonstrable impacts on the quality and outcomes of cardiovascular care.
- Insights from implementation will inform broad dissemination for wider impact.
Conclusions:
- Aligning health systems and researchers is crucial for overcoming persistent cardiovascular care gaps.
- The consortium provides a collaborative framework for innovation and dissemination in cardiovascular quality improvement.
- Successful implementation and evaluation of projects will drive measurable improvements in cardiovascular health outcomes.
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