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Dedicated anticoagulation clinics achieve a high quality of warfarin control for atrial fibrillation patients, maintaining them in the therapeutic INR range 62% of the time at an annual monitoring cost of $216 to $339 per patient. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

February 8, 2005Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Quality of Anticoagulation Control and Costs of Monitoring Warfarin Therapy among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in Clinic Settings: A Multi-Site Managed-Care Study

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Population

600 adults with chronic nonvalvular atrial fibrillation receiving warfarin from anticoagulation clinics…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

mean 10.5 months

Authors

JMJoseph Menzin LBLuke Boulanger OHOle Hauch

Discussion

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Overview

Offers TTR and cost benchmarks for AF warfarin clinics; extends observational data but leaves open NOAC comparisons.

Structured PICO

Population

600 adults with chronic nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (CNVAF) receiving warfarin from anticoagulation clinics affiliated with 3 health plans

Intervention

Anticoagulation clinic services for warfarin monitoring

Outcome

Proportion of time that international normalized ratio (INR) values were within the recommended range (2.0-3.0) and the costs of anticoagulation clinic caresurrogate

Anticoagulation clinics provide a high quality of INR control (62% time in therapeutic range) for patients with atrial fibrillation, with annual monitoring costs ranging from $216 to $339 per patient.

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Menzin et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a198d2c8774b0e946debc97 https://doi.org/10.1345/aph.1e169

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February 8, 2005Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Quality of Anticoagulation Control and Costs of Monitoring Warfarin Therapy among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in Clinic Settings: A Multi-Site Managed-Care Study

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Population

600 adults with chronic nonvalvular atrial fibrillation receiving warfarin from anticoagulation clinics…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

mean 10.5 months

Authors

JMJoseph Menzin LBLuke Boulanger OHOle Hauch

Discussion

Member takes

Overview

Offers TTR and cost benchmarks for AF warfarin clinics; extends observational data but leaves open NOAC comparisons.

Structured PICO

Population

600 adults with chronic nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (CNVAF) receiving warfarin from anticoagulation clinics affiliated with 3 health plans

Intervention

Anticoagulation clinic services for warfarin monitoring

Outcome

Proportion of time that international normalized ratio (INR) values were within the recommended range (2.0-3.0) and the costs of anticoagulation clinic caresurrogate

Cite This Study

Menzin et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a198d2c8774b0e946debc97 https://doi.org/10.1345/aph.1e169

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