title: Interdisciplinary strategies for arrhythmia program development: measuring quality, performance, and outcomes.
abstract: Evidence-based medicine has provided the foundation for refinement of the guideline development process and the emergence of the disciplines of measuring quality, performance, and outcomes. With implementation of electronic medical records as part of healthcare reform, multiple aspects of these disciplines will be incorporated into clinical cardiac electrophysiology. Performance measures and quality metrics will assume an influential role in the management of patients with heart rhythm disturbances in the near future.
authors.affiliation: The New England Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA. nestes@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
authors.forename: N A Mark
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Estes
authors.forename: Munther
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Homoud
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weinstock
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Foote
authors.forename: Ania
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garlitski
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Link
authors.forename: Afshin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ehsan
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy; D002309:Cardiology / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012042:Registries; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants