title: Integrating Preventive Cardiovascular Healthcare Into Home Health: A Pilot Study.
abstract: The viability of measuring and integrating preventive cardiovascular care into home healthcare was investigated through a pilot study fielded during 2013 and 2014. The study tested the feasibility of using a data registry to measure preventive cardiovascular care delivered in home healthcare, examined opportunities for quality improvement, and looked at the association between exposure to evidence-based tools and improvement in aspirin use and blood pressure screening and control among a convenience sample of 20 agencies. Based on promising results, the home healthcare cardiovascular quality initiative continues in alignment with Million Hearts® and offers tools that clinicians can use to understand the risks for heart attack and stroke within their agency's population of patients and respond with best practices.
authors.affiliation: Janet R. Lynch, PhD, is a Corporate Science Officer at West Virginia Medical Institute, Richmond, Virginia. Cynthia K. Sun, MSN, RN, is a Project Coordinator at West Virginia Medical Institute, Charleston, West Virginia. Stacie Deslich, MSHA, is a Health Data Analyst at West Virginia Medical Institute, Charleston, West Virginia.
authors.forename: Janet R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Cynthia K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Stacie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deslich
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D064650:Home Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012042:Registries; D014481:United States