FOCUS-HF. What does routine healthcare data tell us about the diagnostic pathway for older people with heart failure in Wales: under-testing, problems with access, or poor coding?

Key Result

Population-level mapping of the heart failure diagnostic pathway in Wales investigates whether routine healthcare data reflects under-testing, access problems, or poor coding in older patients.

Key Points

• To explore the diagnostic pathway for older individuals with heart failure in Wales using routine healthcare data.
• Population-level data analysis of heart failure pathways in Wales.
• Focus on diagnostic elements within primary and secondary care.
• Data presentation at the European Congress of Cardiology.
• Identified gaps in heart failure testing and access issues in healthcare.
• Highlighted problems related to coding of heart failure diagnoses.
• Presented findings to inform healthcare strategies and improve patient outcomes.