on February 15, 2012 |
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Topics: Medical Cardiology, Cardiovascular, Service Lines, Physician Issues, Chronic Care Management, Methodologies, Performance Improvement, Clinical Skills, Skill Development, Workforce
Nicole MacMillan
A recent Canadian study, published in the February 2012 issue of the American Heart Journal adds fuel to the ongoing debate over who should be caring for heart failure patients. Researchers from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Toronto, ON have been able to better determine the reason for differing outcomes in heart failure patients depending on the type of physician administering care.
Overall, the study found that patients treated by cardiologists fared better than those treated by generalists, though the authors caveat that their conclusions are “multifactorial and complex.”
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