title: The Alberta Cardiac Access Collaborative: improving the cardiac patient journey.
abstract: The Alberta Cardiac Access Collaborative (ACAC) is a joint initiative of Alberta's health system to improve access to adult cardiac services across the patient journey. ACAC has created new care delivery models and implemented best practices across Alberta in four streams across the continuum: heart attack, patient navigation, heart failure and arrhythmia. Emergency medical providers, nurses, primary care physicians, hospitals, cardiac specialists and clinicians are all working together to integrate services, bridge jurisdictions and geography with one aim--improving the patient journey for adults in need of cardiac care.
authors.affiliation: Alberta Cardiac Access Collaborative.
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blackadar
authors.forename: Mishaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Houle
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D018511:Systems Integration; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014850:Waiting Lists