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Get With The GuidelinesSM Toolbox


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Get With The GuidelinesSM (GWTG) is an evidence-based program for in-hospital quality improvement. It helps to ensure that the care hospitals provide to coronary artery disease, stroke, and heart failure patients is aligned with the latest scientific guidelines.

The GWTG Toolbox is designed to help hospitals implement the guidelines so that they can improve the quality of care provided to patients and save more lives.

This toolkit includes the following sections:

  • Getting started
  • Team meeting tools
  • Success stories
  • Clinical tools

Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1141

Developer

American Heart Association; American Stroke Association

Funding Sources

American Heart Association


QualityTool Topic

Disease/Condition-Related; Guideline-Related; Quality Improvement Strategies


Links to National Guideline Clearinghouse or National Quality Measures Clearinghouse:

This tool is derived from the following guideline in the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC): Guidelines for the early management of adults with ischemic stroke. A guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council, Clinical Cardiology Council, Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention Council, and the Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease and Quality of Care Outcomes in Research Interdisciplinary Working Groups:
http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=15&doc_id=10911&string=

History

  • Release Date: 10/2007
  • Original Summary: 10/2007
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QualityTool Classification
Disease/Clinical Category: spacer Cerebrovascular accident; Coronary arteriosclerosis; Heart failure
Setting of Care: spacer Hospital Inpatient - Hospital Type > Community hospital
Patient Care Process: spacer Care Management Processes > Coordination of care; Procedure and policy compliance; Provider-provider communication; Patient-Focused Processes/Psychosocial Care > Counseling; Provider-patient communication
IOM Domains of Quality: spacer Effectiveness
QualityTool Format: spacer Fact sheet; Toolkit; Workbook/Manual/Guide
QualityTool Topic: spacer Disease/Condition-Related; Guideline-Related; Quality Improvement Strategies
Developer: spacer American Heart Association; American Stroke Association
Funding Sources: spacer American Heart Association

 

Last updated: July 27, 2009.

 

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