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A Multifaceted Quality Improvement Intervention For Cvd Risk Management In Australian Primary Healthcare: A Protocol For A Prcoess Evaluation, Bindu Patel, Anushka Patel, Stephen Jan, Tim Usherwood, Mark F. Harris, Katie Panaretto, Nick Zwar, Julie Redfern, Jesse Jansen, Jenny A. Doust, David Peiris
A Multifaceted Quality Improvement Intervention For Cvd Risk Management In Australian Primary Healthcare: A Protocol For A Prcoess Evaluation, Bindu Patel, Anushka Patel, Stephen Jan, Tim Usherwood, Mark F. Harris, Katie Panaretto, Nick Zwar, Julie Redfern, Jesse Jansen, Jenny A. Doust, David Peiris
Jenny Doust
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Despite the widespread availability of evidence-based clinical guidelines and validated risk predication equations for prevention and management of CVD, their translation into routine practice is limited. We developed a multifaceted quality improvement intervention for CVD risk management which incorporates electronic decision support, patient risk communication tools, computerised audit and feedback tools, and monthly, peer-ranked performance feedback via a web portal. The intervention was implemented in a cluster randomised controlled trial in 60 primary healthcare services in Australia. Overall, there were improvements in risk factor recording and in prescribing …