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 high-tech linkage to home called Health Hero.
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002300:Cardiac Care Facilities / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy; D019468:Disease Management; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012648:Self Care; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012984:Software / Q000191:economics; D016896:Treatment Outcome