January 1, 2012
View Full PaperGet With The Guidelines Program Participation, Process of Care, and Outcome for Medicare Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Structured PICO
Does hospital enrollment in the GTWG-HF program improve processes of care and outcomes in Medicare patients hospitalized with heart failure?
P
Population
Medicare patients hospitalized with heart failure
I
Intervention
Hospital enrollment in the Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure (GTWG-HF) program
C
Comparator
Other hospitals not enrolled in the GTWG-HF program
O
Outcome
Processes of care and clinical outcomes
Participation in the GTWG-HF program improved care processes but did not translate into clinically important differences in outcomes for Medicare patients hospitalized with heart failure.
Abstract
Although there was evidence that hospitals enrolled in the GTWG-HF program demonstrated better processes of care than other hospitals, there were few clinically important differences in outcomes. Further identification of opportunities to improve outcomes, and inclusion of these metrics in GTWG-HF, may further support the value of GTWG-HF in improving care for patients with HF.