title: CHF disease management program slashes LOS, costs with innovative tracking, analysis.
abstract: Tracking care across the continuum for congestive heart failure patients: Evanston/Northwestern Healthcare's provider-driven disease management program for CHF patients crosses the boundaries of inpatient, outpatient, and home care. But that requires the savvy manipulation of data to ensure patients are tracked efficiently and resources are used appropriately. Here's how the program works.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D019468:Disease Management; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013689:Telephone