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  • El Reno Indian Health Center Pharmacy
    El Reno, OK
  • Multicare Gig Harbor Anticoagulation Clinic
    Gig Harbor, WA
  • Huntington Hospital In-Patient Pharmacy
    Pasadena, CA
  • Concord Hospital-Laconia Anticoagulation Clinic
    Laconia, NH
  • Scott & White Clinic
    Temple, TX
  • Mercy Health St. Anne
    Toledo, OH
  • Franciscan St Margaret Health Anticoagulation Clinic
    Hammond, IN
  • SUMMA Anticoagulation Management Service
    Akron, OH
  • Anticoagulation and Clinical Thrombosis Services-Great Neck
    Great Neck, NY
  • Memorial Medical Center Anticoag Management Service
    Las Cruces, NM
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital Anticoagulation Services - Clark Road
    Sarasota, FL
  • UMass memorial healthcare
    Worcester, MA
  • University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics / UW Health / Anticoagulation Service
    Madison, WI
  • Kaiser Permanente Colorado
    Aurora, CO
  • Hartford Healthcare Anticoagulation Clinic
    Norwich, CT
  • Mission Health
    Asheville, NC
  • North Estonia Medical Centre
    Tallinn, NA
  • PeaceHealth Anticoagulation Clinic
    Bellingham, WA
  • Anticoagulation Management Services - Upstate University Hospital
    Syracuse, NY
  • Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
    Chicago, IL
  • Indian River Medical Center
    Vero Beach, FL
  • HonorHealth Medication Management - Scottsdale Shea Medical Center
    Scottsdale, AZ
  • West Middlesex University Hospital
    London, NA
  • WSM VA Hospital Anticoagulation Clinic
    Madison, WI
  • Kaleida Health
    Buffalo, NY
  • Prisma Health Pharmacy Anticoagulation Clinic Greenville
    Greenville, SC
  • Ascension Resurrection Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Chicago, IL
  • Sentara Anticoagulation Services
    Virginia Beach, VA
  • CBC Coagulation & Bleeding Clinic @ TX Tech U HSC El Paso
    El Paso, TX
  • WVUH Anticoagulation Clinic
    Morgantown, WV
  • Salt Lake City VAMC
    Salt Lake City, UT
  • St. Charles Mercy Hospital Anticoagulation Service
    Oregon, OH
  • Anticoagulation Medication Management Clinic at Rutland Heart Center
    Rutland, VT
  • Mercy St. Ritas Medication Management Clinic
    Lima, OH
  • Froedtert Anticoagulation & Medication Therapy Clinic
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Mercy Health Saint Marys Anticoagulation Management Service
    Grand Rapids, MI
  • EVANS Army Community Hospital
    Ft. Carson, CO
  • University of Toledo Medical Center
    Toledo, OH
  • Hallmark Health System Anticoagulation Management Service
    Stoneham, MA
  • Valley Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Renton, WA
  • Walla Walla VA Anticoagulation Clinic
    Walla Walla, WA
  • Swedish American Health System Anticoagulation Clinic
    Rockford, IL
  • Multicare Tacoma Family Medicine Anticoagulation Clinic
    Tacoma, WA
  • Renown Health Anticoagulation Program
    Reno, NV
  • HFHS Anticoagulation Clinic
    West Bloomfield, MI
  • Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center
    Saginaw, MI
  • Anticoagulation and Clinical Thrombosis Services-Lake Success
    Lake Success, NY
  • UTHCT - IMC Coagulation Clinic
    Tyler, TX
  • St. Josephs
    Savannah, GA
  • Rocky Mountain Heart & Lung Anticoagulation Clinic
    Kalispell, MT
  • Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Anticoagulation Program
    Burlington, MA
  • InterMed Internal Medicine
    Portland, ME
  • Massachusetts General Hospital Anticoagulation Management Service
    Boston, MA
  • St. Peters Health Partners Anticoagulation Clinic
    Troy, NY
  • Swedish Medical Center - Department of Pharmacy Regional Anticoagulation Services
    Seattle, WA
  • UC Irvine Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Orange, CA
  • InterMed Anticoagulation Management Services
    South Portland, ME
  • Providence Sacred Heart Anticoagulation Clinic
    Spokane, WA
  • Froedtert Hospital - Stroke Center
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Claremore Indian Hospital
    Claremore, OK
  • Deaconess Hospital Anticoagulation Clinic
    Evansville, IN
  • St. Francis Hospital Anticoagulation Service
    Hartford, CT
  • Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, MN
  • Providence Anticoagulation and Pharmacotherapy Clinic
    Spokane, WA
  • University of Utah Health Thrombosis Service
    Murray, UT
  • Nebraska Medicine
    Omaha, NE
  • Cigna Medical Group Anticoagulation Management Services - Clyde Wright
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Seattle Childrens Hospital
    Seattle, WA
  • Fairview Clinic
    Minneapolis, MN
  • The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center University Hospital East Anticoagulation Management
    Columbus, OH
  • St. Tammany Health System Anticoagulation Clinic
    Covington, LA
  • Cleveland Clinic - Pharmacy Anticoagulation Clinic
    Cleveland, OH
  • Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Anticoagulation and Anemia Management Service
    Renton, WA
  • Western Reserve Anticoagulation Clinic
    Cuyahogo Falls, OH
  • Confluence Health Anticoagulation Service
    Wenatchee, WA
  • Indian River Medical Center
    Vero Beach, FL
  • VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System Pharmacy Anticoagulation
    Reno, NV
  • St. Josephs Healthcare Hamilton
    Hamilton, ON
  • Gulf States Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Center
    Houston, TX
  • Group Health Cooperative
    Madison, WI
  • Multicare Allenmore Anticoagulation Clinic
    Tacoma, WA
  • Vail Health Anticoagulation Clinic
    Vail, CO
  • Huntington Hospital
    Huntington, NY
  • UC Davis Health
    Sacramento, CA
  • Coumadin Clinic at St Joseph Hospital
    Nashua, NH
  • OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Anticoagulation Clinic
    Columbus, OH
  • Prisma Health Pharmacy Anticoagulation Clinic Simpsonville
    Simpsonville, SC
  • Piedmont Athens Regional AMS
    Athens, GA
  • InterMed Family Medicine
    Yarmouth, ME
  • Rutland Regional Medical Center
    Rutland, VT
  • WCGH Anticoagulation Clinic
    Belfast, ME
  • University of New Mexico Anticoagulation Center
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Adirondack Health
    Saranac Lake, NY
  • Lakeland Regional Health
    Lakeland, FL
  • Duke Health Anticoagulation Services
    Durham, NC
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Nashville, TN
  • UMassMemorial Anticoagulation Center
    Worcester, MA
  • The James Anticoagulation Management Service at The Ohio State University
    Columbus, OH
  • Presbyterian Healthcare Services
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Providence Holy Family Anticoagulation Clinic
    Spokane, WA
  • Tuality Anticoagulation Clinic
    Hillsboro, OR
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital Anticoagulation Services - Heritage Harbor
    Bradenton, FL
  • Oklahoma Heart Hospital
    Oklahoma City, OK
  • University of Wisconsin Health Anticoagulation Clinic
    Madison, WI
  • Cigna Medical Group Anticoagulation Management Services - Stapley
    Mesa, AZ
  • Lahey Outpaient Center, Danvers Anticoagulation Management Services
    Danvers, MA
  • Mercer Bucks Cardiology
    Newtown, PA
  • Bellevue Cardiology Clinic
    Seattle, WA
  • Infusion Center and Interim Care Unit at Lee Memorial Hospital
    Fort Myers, FL
  • Mercy West Hospital Anticoagulation Clinic
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Boston Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Boston, MA
  • Cardiology Associates of Schenectady
    Schenectady, NY
  • Indian River Medical Center
    Sebastian, FL
  • Cigna Medical Group Anticoagulation Management Services - Superstition Springs
    Mesa, AZ
  • Henry Ford Health System Anticoagulation Clinic
    West Bloomfield, MI
  • Rutland Heart Center
    Rutland, VT
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital Anticoagulation Services - Blackburn Point
    Sarasota, FL
  • Betty Winter Anticoagulation Management Center At Emerson Hospital
    Concord, MA
  • Sanford Anticoagulation Clinic
    Fargo, ND
  • Atrius Health
    Norwood, MA
  • Samaritan Hospital-Albany Memorial Campus
    Albany, NY
  • Brigham & Womens Anticoagulation Management Service
    Boston, MA
  • Zuni Comprehensive Community Health Center
    Zuni, NM
  • Cigna Medical Group Sun City - Multi-Specialty Center
    Peoria, AZ
  • Prisma Health Pharmacy Anticoagulation Clinic Greer
    Greer, SC
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute Anticoagulation Management Service
    Boston, MA
  • Park Nicollet Anticoagulation Clinic
    St. Louis Park, MN
  • Overlake Hospital Anticoagulation Clinic
    Bellevue, WA
  • University of Michigan Anticoagulation Service
    Ann Arbor, MI
  • Bassett Medical Center Anticoagulation Management Service
    Cooperstown, NY
  • Mercer Bucks Cardiology
    Lawrenceville, NJ
  • Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center
    Indianapolis, IN
  • CoxHealth Anticoagulation Clinic
    Springfield, MO
  • Carroll Hospital Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Westminster, MD
  • UCHealth Heart and Vascular - YVMC
    Steamboat Springs, CO
  • ANTI COAGULATION CLINIC
    Cork, NA
  • AtlantiCare MTDM Anticoagulation Clinic
    Pomona, NJ
  • Johns Hopkins Pediatric Anticoagulation Clinic
    Baltimore, MD
  • Penn State Hershey Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Hershey, PA
  • Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
    Williamsville, NY
  • The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital AMSAnticoagulation Ce
    Columbus, OH
  • Orlando VA Healthcare System
    Orlando, FL
  • Kaleida Health: Buffalo General Medical Center
    Buffalo, NY
  • Phoenix VAMC
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Providence St. Peter Hospital
    Olympia, WA
  • Anticoagulation Department/Pharmacy VAMC
    Cleveland, OH
  • Kaiser Permanente
    Tucker, GA
  • ACY VAMC
    Murfreesboro, TN
  • Sanford USD Medical Center
    Sioux Falls, SD
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital Anticoagulation Services - University Parkway
    Sarasota, FL
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital Anticoagulation Services- Heart and Vascular Services
    Sarasota, FL
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital Anticoagulation Services - Venice
    Venice, FL
  • MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Auburn, WA
  • Excela Health Cardiology
    Greensburg, PA
  • Alaska Native Medical Center
    Anchorage, AK
  • Banner Baywood Medication Management Clinic
    Mesa, AZ
  • Cincinnati VA Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Cincinnati, OH
  • VA Loma Linda Healthcare System Anticoagulation Service
    Loma Linda, CA
  • B.I. Deaconess Medical Center Anticoagulation Management Service
    Boston, MA
  • Geisinger Medical Center
    Danville, PA
  • VA Medical Center - Minneapolis
    Minneapolis, MN
  • SIUH/Northwell Health
    Staten Island, NY
  • AHN Anticoagulation Clinic
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Trinity Medical Center Pharmacy
    Steubenville, OH
  • University of Toledo Medical Center
    Toledo, OH
  • Cigna Medical Group Anticoagulation Management Service
    Sun City, AZ
  • Franciscan St Margaret Health Anticoagulation Clinic
    DYER, IN
  • Univ. of Illinois Chicago-Antithrombosis Service
    Chicago, IL
  • NYU Anticoagulation Service at Langone Medical Center
    New York, NY
  • College Park Family Care Center Anticoagulation Therapy Clinic
    Overland Park, KS
  • Marshfield Clinic Health Systems
    Marshfield, WI
  • HFHS Ambulatory Anticoagulation Service
    Novi, MI
  • MultiCare Good Samaritan Anticoagulation Clinic
    Puyallup, WA
  • Huntington Hospital Medication Therapy Management Clinic
    Pasadena, CA
  • Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center- Hematology AC Clinic
    Baltimore, MD
  • Barnet federated GP Anticoagulation Service
    Finchley, London, NA
  • St. Tammany Health System
    Covington, LA
  • University of Washington Medical Center Anticoagulation Services, Department of Pharmacy
    Seattle, WA
  • Valley Medical Center Anticoagulation Clinic
    Renton, WA

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Welcome to Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence

The Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence program was created in 2012 to help healthcare professionals provide the highest level of care and achieve the best possible outcomes for their patients on antithrombotic medications. Through access to evidence-based guidelines and constantly researched and updated best practices, tools and information, healthcare professionals will be able to improve outcomes through active participation in their patients' care. The Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence program offers a roadmap to achieving consistent, sustainable excellence in patient care.

There are two essential components to the Centers of Excellence program - an assessment tool to determine if your anticoagulation service is operating at the highest level, with recommendations and resources provided for specific areas that can be improved; and a comprehensive, searchable resource center that provides the guidelines and tools to improve towards excellence.

This Centers of Excellence program was created by the Anticoagulation Forum, the leading organization of healthcare professionals working to improve the quality of care for patients taking antithrombotic medications. More than 30 anticoagulation physicians, pharmacists, and nurse experts have worked together to create this resource. There is no cost to participate in this program.

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About AC Forum

Anticoagulation Centers of Excellence is a program of the Anticoagulation Forum. The Anticoagulation Forum is a multidisciplinary nonprofit organization of health care professionals that works to improve the quality of care for patients taking antithrombotic medications. The AC Forum works to minimize the risk and maximize the benefit of strategies used for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic disease by providing education and networking opportunities for health care professionals, promoting the clinical application of evidence-based practices, facilitating research aimed at improving health outcomes, and informing healthcare policy, regulatory agencies, and industry about best practices. Founded in 1991 by Jack Ansell, MD, the organization has grown to over 12,000 members representing over 3,000 anticoagulation clinics throughout the world. Currently led by President Allison Burnett, PharmD, PhC, CACP, the AC Forum continues to be an important source of information and education for its expanding membership.

For more information visit acforum.org.

ACE Videos

Select Presentations from our National Conferences on Anticoagulation Therapy. Presentations will be available for limited time. Check back often for new presentations.

Rapid Fire: Top Articles You Need To Know
Tracy Minichiello, MD
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DOACs for Atrial Fibrillation, Why Are So Many AF Patients NOT On Anticoagulation
David Garcia, MD
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A Brief History of the World of Anticoagulation
Allison Burnett, PharmD, CACP, PhC
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