The first patient in the National Cardiology Network (NCCN) in Lodz region was admitted today. A patient with multivessel coronary artery disease presented to the network's level I outpatient clinic, the MCM K. Jonscher Cardiology Clinic, to Dr. G. Czuba-Grada with a new unusual symptom from the heart. The cardiologist decided to include the man in the cardiac network using a special application designed precisely for qualifying and monitoring the patient's path within the network.
First patient in the National Cardiac Network in Lodz region
Published April 3, 2023 16:36
On Monday morning, the patient was examined by Prof. J. Drozd at the cardiology outpatient clinic at UMED Central Clinical Hospital in Lodz. The patient was referred for an advanced SPECT study. More than a dozen more patients benefited from the first KSK counseling at UMED's Central Clinical Hospital.
Lodz is - after Mazovia - one of the 7 provinces included in the pilot of the National Cardiac Network. The decision to apply for diagnosis and treatment within the Cardiology Network is made by a doctor at a Primary Health Care clinic, cardiology outpatient clinic, cardiology or internal medicine department that has a cooperation agreement. This is followed by qualification for the program by a specialist at the cooperating cardiology clinic.
There are almost 100 outpatient clinics and departments in the Lodz region that have decided to join the Network and will refer patients for diagnostics and treatment. The Coordinating Center in Lodz is the UMED CSC in Lodz. This center coordinates the pilot in the region, qualifies patients and helps select the center that will provide care; conducts diagnostics and treatment, as well as supervises the work of coordinators, provides Level I and II centers with the use of counseling and consultation A prerequisite for patient enrollment is a preliminary diagnosis of one of the 4 disease entities:
- Resistant and secondary hypertension.
- Heart failure.
- Supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias and conduction disturbances.
- Valvular heart defects.
Enrollment can be done by a doctor from a Network cooperating facility. Once the patient is enrolled in the program, qualification at the cardiology clinic is carried out. The first visit to a cardiologist, as a rule, should be made within 30 days of enrollment in the program.
Source: NFZ press release
