Care Innovations: Sharing Practical Care Delivery Tools and Discoveries.

Advances in medical and surgical treatment have redefined the way patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are diagnosed and treated. Unfortunately, the personal, economical, and societal toll of CVD remains staggering1 and requires increased efforts to find innovative ways to care for patients and families with CVD, including novel approaches to prevent and manage CVD and risk. Innovation in health care is conceptualized as a process of change or transformation, characterized by creativity and original thinking that has the potential to redefine healthcare’s economic and social potential.2 In the care of patients and families with CVD, innovation encompasses thinking outside the box to advance new ideas to improve quality, enhance patient experience, and reduce costs. In fact, Medicare and many commercial insurers are demanding it. Yet, the practical care delivery tools for clinicians, …