Broad Pragmatic Retrospective Study

Our goal is to identify gaps and disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of patients already diagnosed or yet to be diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation and comorbidities.

• Why is it named BPRS?

• Imagine you want to understand how a recent company-wide initiative (like a new work-from-home policy or a big software update) affected everyone.

  A broad pragmatic retrospective study survey is a fancy way of saying:

  • Broad: We’re asking lots of different people across the country, not just a small group. We want to hear from as many different perspectives as possible.
  • Pragmatic: We’re focused on what actually happened and what actually worked (or didn’t work) in the real world. We’re not trying to run a perfect scientific experiment, but rather get practical insights that we can use to help you and fellow AFib suffers and training and educating patients and doctors and their staff
  • Retrospective: We’re looking back in time. The initiative has already happened, and we’re asking people to think about their experiences and opinions after the fact.
  • Study Survey: We’re collecting information by asking people a series of questions (a survey) to gather data and draw conclusions (a study).

  In simpler terms: It’s like sending out a company-wide “lessons learned” questionnaire after a big change to see what people thought, what went well, and what could be improved, so you can make better decisions next time.

• Is it really a study?
  • Yes we are gathering information from all patients regardless of type or age or gender and taking the pulse of the US population of patients suffering with Atrial Fibrillation
  • We intend on analyzing the major issues reported across all segments of patients, all different types of treatments, issues with availability of types of medical providers and available treatments.
• Why should I participate?
  • Without your participation we have one less voice, one less issue not addressed, one less major participant, YOU, to add to the hundreds of thousands.
  • We intend on returning to you the necessary tools to empower you and your care team focusing on better outcomes ensuring that those that take care of YOU have the full and complete picture of what you are dealing with when it comes to living with Atrial Fibrillation.
• What kind of information is being asked of me?
  • We ask about what affects your Quality of Life living with Atrial Fibrillation
  • Medication issues, Treatment Issues, Procedures had that may not have worked well.
  • Barriers to get the very best of care, typical demographic information such as sex, age, race, general type of insurance, high level income bracket.
• Is it safe and secure in sharing my information?
  • All of your answers are safe and secure and will not be shared or sold
  • All of you responses are anonymous, unless you want to share your confidential information at the very end of the survey for follow up benefits and services we intend to develop.
• What will I get back after taking the survey
• You will get a confirmation once the survey has been submitted