Collaborative Cardiac Care

Professional errors and patient safety in intensive cardiac care unit:

Abstract Introduction: Use of progressive technology, clinical skills and caring methods appropriate to critical situations of patient in intensive Cardiac Care Unit is probably related to professional errors and disorder in patient safety. There is a little data about this subject. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore professional errors and patient safety in Cardiac Care Unit. Meth...

the effects of relatives’ participation in critical care delivery on nurses’ attitude to collaborative care

background and aim: in recent years, the importance of families’ active participation in care delivery has increased dramatically. nurses’ attitude is a key factor in the implementation and the success of programs which actively involve families in critical care delivery. the purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of relatives’ participation in critical care delivery on nurses’ attitu...

Collaborative cardiac care service: a multidisciplinary approach to caring for patients with coronary artery disease.

BACKGROUND Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of death in the US. In 1996, Kaiser Permanente of Colorado (KPCO) developed the Collaborative Cardiac Care Service (CCCS) with the goal of improving the health of patients with CAD. DESCRIPTION CCCS consists of a nursing team (the KP Cardiac Rehabilitation program) and a pharmacy team (the Clinical Pharmacy Cardiac Risk Servic...

Reflections on Supporting and Studying Collaborative Team Formation in Post-Cardiac Surgery Care

The Alberta Cardiac Access Collaborative: improving the cardiac patient journey.

The Alberta Cardiac Access Collaborative (ACAC) is a joint initiative of Alberta's health system to improve access to adult cardiac services across the patient journey. ACAC has created new care delivery models and implemented best practices across Alberta in four streams across the continuum: heart attack, patient navigation, heart failure and arrhythmia. Emergency medical providers, nurses, p...