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Title: | Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Quality of Care Centres Programme: design and accreditation document | Authors: | Seferovic, Petar M. Piepoli, Massimo F. Lopatin, Yuri Jankowska, Ewa Polovina, Marija Anguita-Sanchez, Manuel Stoerk, Stefan Lainscak, Mitja Milicic, Davor Milinkovic, Ivan Filippatos, Gerasimos Coats, Andrew J. S. Anker, Stefan Backs, Johannes Bauersachs, Johann Ben Gal, Tuvia de Boer, Rudolf A. Doehner, Wolfram Celutkiene, Jelena Chioncel, Ovidiu Heymans, Stephane Hill, Loreena Jaarsma, Tiny Lund, Lars H. Lyon, Alexander R. Metra, Marco Moura, Brenda Mueller, Cristian MULLENS, Wilfried Ponikowski, Piotr Rosano, Giuseppe Ruschitzka, Frank Thum, Thomas Volterrani, Maurizio |
Issue Date: | 2020 | Publisher: | WILEY | Source: | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE, 22(4), p. 763-774 | Abstract: | Heart failure (HF) is the major contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Given its rising prevalence, the costs of HF care can be expected to increase. Multidisciplinary management of HF can improve quality of care and survival. However, specialized HF programmes are not widely available in most European countries. These circumstances underlie the suggestion of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) for the development of quality of care centres (QCCs). These are defined as health care institutions that provide multidisciplinary HF management at all levels of care (primary, secondary and tertiary), are accredited by the HFA/ESC and are implemented into existing health care systems. Their major goals are to unify and improve the quality of HF care, and to promote collaboration in education and research activities. Three types of QCC are suggested: community QCCs (primary care facilities able to provide non-invasive assessment and optimal therapy); specialized QCCs (district hospitals with intensive care units, able to provide cardiac catheterization and device implantation services), and advanced QCCs (national reference centres able to deliver advanced and innovative HF care and research). QCC accreditation will require compliance with general and specific HFA/ESC accreditation standards. General requirements include confirmation of the centre's existence, commitment to QCC implementation, and collaboration with other QCCs. Specific requirements include validation of the centre's level of care, service portfolio, facilities and equipment, management, human resources, process measures, quality indicators and outcome measures. Audit and recertification at 4-6-year intervals are also required. The implementation of QCCs will evolve gradually, following a pilot phase in selected countries. The present document summarizes the definition, major goals, development, classification and crucial aspects of the accreditation process of the HFA/ESC QCC Programme. | Notes: | Seferovic, PM (reprint author), Univ Belgrade, Fac Med, 8 Koste Todorovica, Belgrade 11000, Serbia. seferovic.petar@gmail.com |
Other: | Seferovic, PM (reprint author), Univ Belgrade, Fac Med, 8 Koste Todorovica, Belgrade 11000, Serbia. seferovic.petar@gmail.com | Keywords: | Heart failure;Patient;Multidisciplinary care;Disease management;Quality of care;Hospital accreditation;Research;Europe | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/31093 | ISSN: | 1388-9842 | e-ISSN: | 1879-0844 | DOI: | 10.1002/ejhf.1784 | ISI #: | WOS:000520284400001 | Rights: | 2020 European Society of Cardiology | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2021 |
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