title: Case study: enhancing effective and efficient congestive heart failure management at Columbus Regional Hospital.
abstract: For left ventricular function assessment, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor at discharge, smoking cessation education, and congestive heart failure (CHF) discharge instructions, a CHF team developed interventions to improve current practices.
authors.affiliation: Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus, Indiana, USA. jdunscomb@CRH.org
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunscomb
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hull
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006293:Health Promotion; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006766:Hospitals, County / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors