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Effect of a Multifaceted Quality Improvement Intervention on the Prescription of Evidence-Based Treatment in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk in Brazil

Effect of a Multifaceted Quality Improvement Intervention on the Prescription of Evidence-Based... Key PointsQuestionCan a multifaceted quality improvement intervention increase health care professionals’ adherence to prescribing evidence-based therapies for patients at high cardiovascular risk? FindingsIn this cluster randomized clinical trial that included 1619 patients from 40 outpatient clinics or primary care units in Brazil, at 12 months, those in intervention clusters were more likely to receive a prescription of all eligible evidence-based therapies than those in control clusters (73.5% [515 of 701] vs 58.7% [493 of 840]). MeaningCompared with usual care, a multifaceted intervention resulted in improved prescription rates of evidence-based therapies when assessed as an all-or-none measure. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Cardiology American Medical Association

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright 2019 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
2380-6583
eISSN
2380-6591
DOI
10.1001/jamacardio.2019.0649
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Abstract

Key PointsQuestionCan a multifaceted quality improvement intervention increase health care professionals’ adherence to prescribing evidence-based therapies for patients at high cardiovascular risk? FindingsIn this cluster randomized clinical trial that included 1619 patients from 40 outpatient clinics or primary care units in Brazil, at 12 months, those in intervention clusters were more likely to receive a prescription of all eligible evidence-based therapies than those in control clusters (73.5% [515 of 701] vs 58.7% [493 of 840]). MeaningCompared with usual care, a multifaceted intervention resulted in improved prescription rates of evidence-based therapies when assessed as an all-or-none measure.

Journal

JAMA CardiologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: May 3, 2019

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