Overview
Get With The Guidelines-Atrial Fibrillation is designed to assist hospital care teams in consistently providing the latest evidence-based treatment for their AFib patients. At the same time, it offers a means of monitoring the quality of AFib care in U.S. hospitals and building a database for continued research and further quality improvement.
Description
Get With The Guidelines-Atrial Fibrillation was initiated in 2013 with over 88 U.S. hospitals participating is designed to assist hospital care teams in consistently providing the latest evidence-based treatment for their AFib patients. At the same time, it offers a means of monitoring the quality of AFib care in U.S. hospitals and building a database for continued research and further quality improvement.
Achievement measures tracked through Get With The Guidelines-Atrial Fibrillation:
- ACEI/ARB at discharge for LVSD
- Assessment of thromboembolic risk factors
- Beta Blocker at discharge
- Discharged on FDA-approved anticoagulation therapy
- PT/INR planned follow-up
- Statin at discharge in AF patients with CAD, CVA/TIA or PVD.
Quality measures tracked through Get With The Guidelines-Atrial Fibrillation:
- Aldosterone antagonist at discharge
- Atrial fibrillation patient education
- Anticoagulation therapy education
- CHA2DS2-VASC reported
- Discharge heart rate <110bpm
- Smoking cessation
- Warfarin at discharge for valvular atrial fibrillation
Additional measures collected by Get With The Guidelines-Atrial Fibrillation can be viewed
- at
- http://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@private/@wcm/@hcm/@gwtg/documents/downloadable/ ucm_451183.pdf
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients hospitalized with nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who do not have nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter
- Patients under 18 years of age
- Patients not admitted as inpatients.
- Patients on comfort care only
- Patients discharged to hospice.