Case study: enhancing effective and efficient congestive heart failure management at Columbus Regional Hospital.
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.
Dunscomb
Jennifer
J
Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus, Indiana, USA. jdunscomb@CRH.org
Hull
Barbara
B
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
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors