Integrated chronic care management for patients with atrial fibrillation : A rationale for redesigning atrial fibrillation care

Journal of Atrial Fibrillation

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 45-50

  Hendriks, Jeroen M L ^a,b   Crijns, Harry J G M ^a   Vrijhoef, Hubertus J M ^a,c,d  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CARDIOVERSION; CASE MANAGER; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MODEL; NURSE; NURSE LED PATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TELEMONITORING; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84927619419     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19416911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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