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EHR-Based Quality Interventions Associated With Differential GDMT Prescribing in Community Versus Academic Hospitals

Trisha Sindhu1, Charlotte Pirquet1, Sheraz Qamar1

  • 1Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

JACC. Case Reports
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Keywords:
clinical decision support systemsguideline-directed medical therapyhealth care operationsheart failurequality improvement

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