Outpatient nursing case management for cardiovascular disease.
Case management has been an effective treatment model for maintaining costs while preserving quality of care for vulnerable populations who are frequent care users. Nursing case management has been effective in improving health outcomes in chronically ill populations. Specifically, nurse practitioner care has been as effective, and in some areas, more effective in managing chronic health problems of patients than care provided by physicians. Cardiovascular disease is a chronic condition, often accompanied by long-term symptoms and disability, that is prevalent in the United States population. Outpatient nursing case management for chronic health problems associated with cardiovascular disease is posited as a model for a heavily used system that maintains quality of care in this group.
Dougherty
C M
CM
University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. cindyd@u.washington.edu
Spertus
J A
JA
Dewhurst
T A
TA
Nichol
W P
WP
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing; D019090:Case Management / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000639:trends*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
D002316:Cardiotonic Agents