Why the study?
Does the implementation of National Patient Safety Goals for oral anticoagulation therapy improve warfarin initiation in patients with incident atrial fibrillation?
Population
944,500 individuals enrolled in the North Carolina State Health Plan between 2006 and 2010, including…
Comparison
Implementation of the 2008 Joint Commission… vs Time period before the 2008 NPSGs revisions
Design
Cohort
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Supports NPSG effects on OAT initiation in incident AF; leaves open causality and requires prospective confirmation.
Does the implementation of National Patient Safety Goals for oral anticoagulation therapy improve warfarin initiation in patients with incident atrial fibrillation?
The inclusion of oral anticoagulation therapy in National Patient Safety Goals was associated with a significant increase in guideline-concordant warfarin initiation among patients with incident atrial fibrillation.
Beadles et al. (2014) studied this question.
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