"Very few self-management support interventions achieve reductions in utilisation while compromising patient outcomes. Evidence for significant reductions in utilisation were strongest for respiratory disorders and cardiac disorders."
Reducing Care Utilisation through Self-management Interventions (RECURSIVE): a systematic review and meta-analysis
M Panagioti, G Richardson, E Murray, A Rogers, A Kennedy, S Newman, et al.
Health Service Delivery Research 2014;2(54).
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Showing posts with label cardiac care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cardiac care. Show all posts
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Monday, 8 April 2013
Lean management also improves primary care
"The management principles used to improve quality and efficiency at Toyota Motor Corp. and other manufacturers also are linked to better delivery of cardiac care and lower death rates from heart attacks, according to research that demonstrates for the first time how well the so-called lean production system functions across a wide swath of U.S. hospitals."
Cardiac treatment improves after taking page from Toyota playbook
KB O'Reilly
American Medical News
April 2013
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Thursday, 4 April 2013
Making the case for cardiac rehabilitation
"The analysis adds to existing evidence that CR saves lives and reduces readmissions by indicating that it also has the potential to save money."
Making the case for cardiac rehabilitation: modelling potential impact on readmissions
M Kaiser, M Varvel, P Doherty
NHS Improvement - Heart
March 2013
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