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- Title
Easing the Economic Burden of Atrial Fibrillation: Making the Case for a Structured Clinical Nurse Specialist-Led Outpatient Clinic.
- Authors
Minakakis, Tori
- Abstract
As the life expectancy of Canadians continues to increase, so does the economic burden of chronic conditions within the health care system. One chronic condition that has increased over the past decade is atrial fibrillation (AF). With health care costs for AF estimated at more than $800 million and rising, a new approach is needed to manage AF care to reduce hospitalizations and emergency room visits, while improving patients' quality of life. Multidisciplinary outpatient clinics for heart failure patients have been implemented across Canada over the past decade, and have shown a reduction in hospital admissions and emergency room visits. It is probable that the same benefit could be seen with the implementation of a structured, nurse-led outpatient AF clinic. The purpose of this article is to review the existing literature on AF outpatient management, and establish the best approach for a clinical nurse specialist-led AF outpatient clinic within the Canadian health care system.
- Subjects
CANADA; MEDICAL care costs; ATRIAL fibrillation; HEALTH care teams; MEDICAL protocols; NURSE practitioners; NURSES; NURSING assessment; PATIENT compliance; DISEASE management; OCCUPATIONAL roles; OUTPATIENT medical care nursing; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2016, Vol 26, Issue 3, p14
- ISSN
0843-6096
- Publication type
Article