Managing Oral Anticoagulation Therapy

Book excerpt: This supplemented manual provides health care professionals with a comprehensive and continuously current reference source pertaining to the management of patients receiving anticoagulants. It provides a hands-on tool for establishing anticoagulation clinics as well as an excellent resource for already established clinics. This manual is a valuable resource for health care providers managing patients on anticoagulation therapy outside the clinic setting. It contains a wide range of educational materials including: standard text, algorithms, critical pathways, case studies, sample forms, policies and procedures in current use, and teaching aids for patients. It addresses issues of manpower needs for clinic development, reimbursement methodologies, and has a section on legal ramifications of oral anticoagulation therapy. It also addresses the role of anticoagulation clinics in the era of managed care.