title: How to maximize the effectiveness of a home care cardiac disease program.
abstract: Cardiac disease is one of the fastest growing illnesses in the U.S. According to Reuters Health (2002), it is predicted that by 2030 there will be 1.5 billion people in the U.S. with hypertension. According to the American Heart Association, in 2009 the cost of managing patients with cardiac disease is projected to be more than $304.6 billion, including health care services, medication, and lost productivity (2009).
authors.affiliation: Alterna-Care, Aaron Nursing Services and Hospics-Care of Sangamon County, Springfield, IL, USA. kathysgro@alterna-care.com
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sgro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome