title: Sacramento hospital boosts outcomes by focusing on high-risk CHF patients.
abstract: Sacramento's Mercy Heart Institute turns to one-on-one counseling to reduce the risk of hospitalization among congestive heart failure patients. One innovative spin is the use of a hightech linkage to home called Health Hero.
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D017046:Cost Savings; D003376:Counseling; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy; D019468:Disease Management; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012984:Software; D016896:Treatment Outcome