Abstract 243: Impact of Dual Health Care System Use on Quality of Warfarin Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation [Poster Session II]

Conclusion: More than half of Veterans age ≥ 65 with AF and VA-issued warfarin receive outpatient INR testing in MC. Dual health care system use is associated with lower achievement of process measures of quality of anticoagulation care, which could affect outcomes of stroke, hemorrhage and death.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - May 15, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Than, C., Xu, X., Schmitt, S., Frayne, S., Phibbs, C., Holmes, T., Heidenreich, P., Moos, R., Berlowitz, D., Go, A., Turakhia, M. Tags: Poster Session II Source Type: research