Quality Improvement
Veterans' Cholesterol Levels Improve Significantly Through VA Quality Improvement Program
A Department of Veterans Affairs quality improvement program featuring health coaches and multidisciplinary teams helped military veterans with heart disease achieve better cholesterol control, with 34% reaching optimal LDL levels after two years.
American Heart Association Launches National Initiative to Improve Pulmonary Embolism Care
The American Heart Association is launching a three-year quality improvement initiative to address critical gaps in pulmonary embolism diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care, targeting a condition that kills about one in five high-risk patients and represents the third leading cause of cardiovascular death in the U.S.
Two Decades of Progress: Heart Failure Care Shows Significant Improvement
A comprehensive analysis of the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure program reveals substantial advancements in heart failure patient care over 20 years, demonstrating how data-driven quality improvement efforts can dramatically enhance patient survival rates.