Improving Heart Failure Patients' Ability to Self-Manage
January 14, 2010 | Story
Washington Hospital Center staff developed a series of videos on heart failure called, "Finding Balance."
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Improving Cardiac Care by Regular Reviews of Core Measures
January 14, 2010 | Story
Cardiology nurse practitioners, both employed by the hospital and private, meet regularly to conduct practice reviews.
Kidney Function Connected to Heart Disease in Native Americans
November 11, 2008 | Program Result
Researchers at the MedStar Research Institute created a software-based risk calculator to predict future vulnerability to cardiovascular disease.
Angioplasty Versus Bypass: Who Fares Better?
May 1, 2001 | Program Result
From 1988 to 1999, staff at Duke University Medical Center designed and conducted a randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the nonmedical outcomes for patients with coronary artery disease who received either coronary artery bypass graft surgery or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
Experts in Heart Failure and Palliative Medicine Form Collaborative Research Network to Enhance Care
July 31, 2008 | Program Result
Experts in heart failure, palliative medicine and related fields promoted supportive and palliative care for advanced heart failure patients through research and improvement in clinical care.
Better in a Heartbeat? How Interdisciplinary Management of Disease Pays Off
January 1, 1998 | Program Result
Rush Prudential HMO in Chicago examined an interdisciplinary approach to the management of chronic disease that involved diet, exercise, smoking cessation and social interactions.
Heart Failure Strikes Younger African Americans at the Same Rate as Older Caucasians
March 18, 2009 | News Release
Treating hypertension and obesity key to heart failure prevention.
Duke University Medical Center
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
The mission of North Carolina’s RACE system is to regionalize cardiac care for heart attack patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) throughout the state’s acute care facilities.
Memorial Regional Hosptial
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Memorial Regional Hospital developed Code Heart to streamline cardiac care for heart attack patients requiring PCI through the collaborative efforts of physicians, nurses, emergency medical technicians and other team members.
Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH
October 1, 2005 | Story
Johnson received her MMFDP fellowship in 1993 and continued her research into the appropriateness of and access to cardiology care for minorities and women.