title: Heart failure management in a community hospital system.
abstract: Chronic disease management requires a clear vision, collaboration, and continuing program development to be successful. The patient benefits from an approach that is patient-centered and goal directed. Our challenge in this environment of declining healthcare reimbursement is to stay the course and continue measurement of our outcomes to determine our success in meeting our goals.
authors.affiliation: Good Samaritan Hospital, 407 14th Avenue SE, P.O. Box 1247, Puyallup, WA, USA. graybka@goodsamhealth.org
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Graybeal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moccia-Sattler
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare / Q000458:organization & administration; D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019468:Disease Management; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012648:Self Care; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology