Developing and Testing Collaborative Quality Improvement Initiative (C-QIP) for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in India
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Funding Fogarty Program
Emerging Global Leader
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Developing and Testing Collaborative Quality Improvement Initiative (C-QIP) for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in India
Principal Institution
Public Health Foundation of India
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Singh, Kavita
Project Contact Information
Email: kavita.singh@phfi.org
Year(s) Awarded
2019-2024
Country
India
NIH Partners
NINDS
Project Description
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability in India and typically afflicts people at aged six to10 years younger than in high-income countries. Simple, inexpensive out-patient care innovations at the healthcare provider and health system level have improved outcomes in patients with existing CVD considerably in high-income countries, but these have not been widely developed, implemented nor studied in India, despite the variability of care, rising burden of disease, and potential for improved clinical outcomes. The local development, adaptation, feasibility testing, and evaluation of such a collaborative (team-based care) quality improvement intervention (consisting of non-physician health worker, text messages for lifestyle advise, and clinical decision support system) delivered at the CVD clinics (mix of government and private) will not only create new knowledge and improve clinical outcomes in patients with CVD in India but will also lead to innovative solutions that may ultimately be applicable to patients in the United States.
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