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- Title
Patient Self-Management of Anticoagulation: An Idea Whose Time Has Come.
- Authors
Beyth, Rebecca J.
- Abstract
This article reports on the use of oral vitamin K antagonists in the treatment and prophylaxis of thromboembolic disorders. Thromboembolic disorders are increasingly being recognized as chronic conditions in which high-quality chronic care management is essential for maximizing the net benefit of therapy. As envisioned in the chronic care model, optimal chronic care occurs when a prepared proactive practice team interacts with an informed activated patient. Inherent in this model is the concept of the patient-professional partnership as a new paradigm in which patients with chronic conditions, such as thromboembolic disorders, are their own caregivers and health care professionals are consultants supporting them in this role.
- Subjects
VITAMIN K; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; MEDICAL personnel; CONSULTANTS
- Publication
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2005, Vol 142, Issue 1, p73
- ISSN
0003-4819
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-142-1-200501040-00014