Historically, the standard of care was for primary care providers to monitor warfarin therapy, but recently, there has been a shift to monitoring patients in anticoagulation clinics. This article from Federal Practitioner provides an overview of the studies done to evaluate the safety and efficacy of face-to-face vs telephone anticoagulation clinics. Find out which method was more effective—if any—at: http://www.fedprac.com/the-publication/issue-single-view/efficacy-and-safety-outcomes-for-patients-taking-warfarin-who-were-switched-from-face-to-face-to-telephone-anticoagulation-clinic/b1833e94751e2fa5c22da1ae82d20f47/ocregister.html.