Health Status Variation Across Practices in Outpatients With Heart Failure: Insights From the CHAMP-HF (Change the Management of Patients With Heart Failure) Registry [Original Articles]

Conclusions: In a large, contemporary registry of outpatients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, we observed significant practice-level variability in patients’ health status. Quantifying patients’ health status as a measure of quality should be explored as a foundation for improving care. Clinical Trial Registration: URL: https://www.centerwatch.com. Unique identifier: TX144901.

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Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - April 7, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Khariton, Y., Hernandez, A. F., Fonarow, G. C., Sharma, P. P., Duffy, C. I., Thomas, L., Mi, X., Albert, N. M., Butler, J., McCague, K., Nassif, M. E., Williams, F. B., DeVore, A., Patterson, J. H., Spertus, J. A. Tags: Heart Failure, Health Services, Quality and Outcomes Original Articles Source Type: research