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In its first four years of life, the General Health System succeeded in laying a solid foundation and ensuring the adequacy of health care services. The main objective of the Health Insurance Agency (HIA) for the years to come is to ensure the quality of services provided by establishing tools and mechanisms to promote science-based and cost-effective health services.
To this end, OAI and the Pancyprian Medical Association (PIS) have reached an agreement on the adaptation and adoption of guidelines in the health care system of Cyprus, with the contribution of international organizations of recognized prestige and experience in this field. The whole process is supported by the University of Cyprus and includes the appointment of a Technical Expert Committee consisting of medical experts, academics, other health professionals and patients to adapt each guideline to the Cypriot reality. This process ensures the adoption of scientifically based guidelines through an open and participatory process where all stakeholders have the opportunity to contribute.
As a result of the above, the OAI announces the completion of the process of adapting the first guideline with the support of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation.
The aim of this guideline is to ensure the provision of optimal health care for people with atrial fibrillation and to prevent complications of the disease or side effects of treatment.
The guideline is addressed to health professionals, patients and their families and is accompanied by the implementation of five quality indicators, which will be systematically evaluated by the OAH in order to assess the impact of the guideline on clinical practice.
The OAH, through the valuable partnerships that have been established and with the help of all scientific and other stakeholders, is actively pursuing the adaptation of additional guidelines. These guidelines bear the signature of quality assurance of the process and content by one of the leading guideline issuing organisations, NICE, with more than 20 years of experience in this field.
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