Clinical governance programme in patients with acute coronary syndrome: design and methodology of a quality improvement initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite the availability of diverse evidence-based diagnostic and treatment options, many patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) still fail to receive effective, safe and timely diagnoses and therapies. The Association of Acute CardioVascular Care of the European Society of Cardiology has proposed and retrospectively validated a set of ACS-specific quality indicators. Combining these indicators with the principles of clinical governance-a holistic, patient-centred approach intended to promote continuous quality improvement-we designed the clinical governance programme in patients with ACS.

Methods and analysis

This is a multicentre quality improvement initiative exploring multiple dimensions of care, including diagnosis, therapy, patient satisfaction, centr

SUBMITTER: Leonardi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7768950 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature