An introduction to the collaborative methodology and its potential use for the management of heart failure
- Publisher:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2006, 21 (3), pp. 161 - 168
- Issue Date:
- 2006-01
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Background: Heart failure (HF) is responsible for significant disease burden in developed countries internationally. Despite significant advances and a strong evidence base in therapies and treatment strategies for HF, access to these therapies continues to remain elusive to a significant proportion of the HF population. The reasons for this are multifactorial and range from the financial cost of treatments to the individual attitudes and beliefs of clinicians. The collaborative methodology, based upon a quality improvement philosophy, has been identified as a potentially useful tool to address this treatment gap. Aim: In this manuscript, we review the published literature on the collaborative methodology and assess the evidence for achieving improvement in the management of HF. Methods: Searches of electronic databases, the reference lists of published materials, policy documents, and the Internet were conducted using key words including "collaborative methodology," "breakthrough series," "quality improvement," "total quality improvement," and "heart failure." Because of the paucity of high-level evidence, all English-language articles were included in the review.
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