Best practices for heart failure: a focused review.
Heart failure (HF) is a progressive condition and is associated with high patient mortality rates and frequent hospitalizations. This article provides an overview of clinical, self-management support, and care transitions best practices for HF care in the home care sector. Clinicians armed with competencies in HF management are positioned to meet the 3-part aim of healthcare reform: improved health, better care, and lower cost.
Integrated Chronic Care Management, Sutter Care at Home, 4830 Business Center Dr., Suite 140, Fairfield, CA, USA. suterp@sutterhealth.org
Paula M
PM
Suter
Lisa A
LA
Gorski
Beth
B
Hennessey
W Newton
WN
Suter
D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000150:complications; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D057220:Health Literacy; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods; D020377:Self Efficacy