Click on the appropriate links below to view resources, guidelines, and tools on venous thromboembolism quality improvement measures.

• Anticoagulant Toolkit (Focus on PDSA cycle and on measurement of improvements) 

• Performance Measure Initiatives - Update on National Consensus Standards for Prevention and Care of VTE
• AHRQ National Clearinghouse Guidelines
• Sample tools, protocols, order sets, and strategies for change for VTE prophylaxis
• Web-based educational programs
  • Pharmacist Essentials in Preventing and Managing Venous Thromboembolism
  • Applying Evidence-based Strategies for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism and the Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome
• National Indicators for Venous Thromboembolism Prevention and Treatment Under Development
• Venous Thromboembolism Risk Common in Inpatients, Researchers Say
• 2008 National Patient Safety Goal:  3E Anticoagulation Therapy (page 6) [PDF]
• Outpatient Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Study