title: Education and follow-up cut HF readmissions.
abstract: A heart failure pilot project at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie cut the readmission rate by 50%. Patients receive intensive coaching while in the hospital, and they receive weekly follow-up calls after discha rge. Team members use the teach-back method to ensure patients understand their treatment plan. They teach patients to use the Heart Failure Zones to determine what to do if their conditions change.
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D010865:Pilot Projects