Heart Health During Covid-19 Needs to Improve Care And Quality by Hannah Joy on February 1, 2021 at 11:28 PM An intervention to enable rural primary care teams is needed to improve the cardiovascular health of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), as the needs and resources available to rural patients with heart disease are different than their urban and suburban counterparts. The American College of Cardiology's Cardiovascular Summit will feature several poster presentations on care delivery, cost reduction and quality improvement that offer innovative concepts to combat access to care, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and as the broader health care system works to improve health equity. Research examines the rapid adoption of virtual outpatient care, enabling rural primary care teams to improve cardiovascular health and optimizing emergency room use after clinic hours.