Experts within our Life Science Hub were sponsored by the BMS-Pfizer Alliance to create an Atrial Fibrillation digital toolkit, allowing NHS commissioners to identify impactful treatments and interventions in their area.
Andi Orlowski and Wayne Smith, of the Health Economics Unit, used published data of primary care performance, QOF targets and prevalence estimates to identify optimal goals for AF management, and helped to create realistic business plans for treating the condition. They created a digital tool which CCGs could use with their own local data, to identify gaps in services and calculate their potential costs.
As part of an online AF Toolkit, the work:
- prevented an estimated 500 strokes
- saved a potential $3m per year
- secured £300,000 investment from industry.
More than 25 new partnerships were established to support the AF stroke-prevention programme.
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