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CCORT is funded by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Team Grant in Cardiovascular Outcomes Research
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CCORT's Enhanced Feedback for Effective Cardiac Treatment (EFFECT) study results published in JAMA
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The primary results of the Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team's (CCORT) Enhanced Feedback for Effective Cardiac Treatment (EFFECT) study were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) scientific sessions (late-breaking clinical science track) meeting in Orlando, Florida on November 18, 2009. The EFFECT study is the world's first randomized clinical trial to study the question of whether publicly released cardiac report cards stimulate quality improvement activities that improve the processes of care and patient outcomes. This unique study involved 86 hospital corporations in Ontario, Canada who were randomized in a population-based cluster randomized trial to either Early (January 2004) or Delayed (September 2005) feedback in the form of a public report card on a comprehensive set of 12 acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and 6 congestive heart failure (CHF) national process-of-care indicators.
The results show the EFFECT report cards stimulated many Ontario hospital corporations, in both the feedback groups, to engage in quality improvement activities aimed at improving the quality of cardiac care. While there was no significant improvement on either the AMI or CHF co-primary composite process-of-care quality indicators, lower 30-day AMI mortality rates were observed in the early feedback hospitals.
The primary results paper, Effectiveness of Public Report Cards for Improving the Quality of Cardiac Care: The EFFECT Study: A Randomized Trial, published in JAMA, was recently named the 2010 Article of the Year by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Health Services and Policy Research. 
Visit www.ccort.ca/effect.aspx for more information on the EFFECT study
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CCORT Publishes Series of Articles on National Trends in Cardiovascular Care in Canada
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CCORT recently launched a series on national trends in cardiovascular care in Canada. The first three articles from the series were published in the CMAJ beginning in June, 2009:
- National Trends in the Rates of Death and Hospital Admissions
- Long-Term Trends in Use of and Expenditures for Cardiovascular Medications in Canada
- Trends in Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Canada
All three papers were widely reported by national media including the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, CBC, CTV and Global National News—click here for an overview slide presentation. For further details, on each study, visit the following link:
Visit www.ccort.ca/Trends.aspx for more information
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About CCORT The Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team (CCORT) created in 2001, is made up of over 30 leading cardiovascular outcomes researchers from five Canadian provinces. CCORT was the recipient of a new CIHR Team Grant in Cardiovascular Outcomes Reserach in 2006, enabling the team to continue its research to measure and improve cardiac care in Canada.
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