Get With The Guidelines® - AFIB Overview

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) affects between 2.7 and 6.1 million Americans, often leading to heart-related complications as well as increasing the risk for stroke fivefold. Get With The Guidelines^®- AFIB is the newest addition to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's collaborative performance improvement programs. The program is designed to assist hospital care teams in consistently providing the latest evidence-based treatment for their AFib patients. At the same time, it offers a means of monitoring the quality of AFib care in U.S. hospitals and building a database for continued research and further quality improvement.

Get With The Guidelines-AFIB supports hospitals in many ways, including:

• access to the most up-to-date research and scientific publications
• a competitive advantage in the healthcare marketplace
• clinical tools and resources
• identification of improvement opportunities
• national and local recognition for hospital team program achievement
• patient education resources
• performance comparison with hospitals
• professional education opportunities, such as workshops and webinars
• Quality & Systems Improvement (QSI) field staff support
• reduction of noncompliance and medical errors through data-driven peer review

Data collection and feedback reporting are performed using the American Heart Association's Patient Management Tool™ (PMT), an online, interactive system provided by IQVIA.

For more information, download Get With The Guidelines-AFIB fact sheets and forms here.  

Get With The Guidelines - AFIB is provided by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.