Heart failure collaborative care: an integrated partnership to manage quality and outcomes.
Heart failure is a prevalent chronic condition with increasingly high rates of mortality and morbidity, frequent exacerbations, and multiple hospitalizations. The financial impact of this disease is staggering, with more than $10 billion spent annually. This article describes a heart failure service that provides five essential components of integrated care management for heart failure patients across the continuum. The program may serve as a model to others in developing programs to meet the unique needs of heart failure patients and patients with chronic diseases.
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Patient Care Services, Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, USA.
D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000592:standards*; D019468:Disease Management; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011787:Quality of Health Care