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

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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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