title: ClinCare: improving vascular outcomes through clinical care coordination.
abstract: In the current health care environment, increasing emphasis is being placed on the quality and financial outcomes of care by both consumers and third party payors. The ClinCare (registered service mark of Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Ky) program uses an interdisciplinary approach and data-driven decision making to improve the clinical management of specific high-risk patient populations across the continuum of care. The experience of the Vascular and Thoracic Surgery Clinical Practice Team is discussed with emphasis on clinical and financial outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KY 40202-1886, USA.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Isler
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*