Key result
Performance improvement CME improves risk score documentation and trends toward faster door-to-needle times.
Why the study?
Despite widely accepted guidelines for ACS treatment, gaps in patient care remain that require improvement.
Does a performance improvement CME program improve clinical processes of care for patients with acute coronary syndromes?
Does a performance improvement CME program improve clinical processes of care for patients with acute coronary syndromes?
A structured performance improvement CME program can effectively enhance adherence to guideline-recommended processes of care in acute coronary syndromes.
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May support CME for ACS documentation; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice without prospective trials.
Cannon et al. (2011) studied Acute coronary syndromes. Performance improvement continuing medical education (CME) program vs. Baseline practice (initial patient chart review) was evaluated on Changes in practice (documentation of risk scores, treatment times, cardiac biomarkers, and electrocardiogram performance times). A performance improvement continuing medical education program improved clinician documentation of risk scores and trended toward improved treatment times, including door-to-needle times within 30 minutes.
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