Evaluation of the efficacy of a nurse practitioner-led home-based congestive heart failure clinical pathway.
Home Health Care Serv Q
; 35(1): 39-51, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
Frequent exacerbations of symptoms and financial penalties for 30-day hospital readmissions of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) have led to new disease management approaches. A nurse practitioner (NP)-led interdisciplinary program for CHF management that included home telemonitoring and early NP assessments and interventions was piloted by a home health agency. A 4-month evaluation of the efficacy of a clinical pathway for CHF patients resulted in the enrollment of 22 CHF patients in the program. Two clients were readmitted within 30 days. The new program was effective in reducing 30-day readmission rates to 9% compared to the national average of 23%.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Procedimentos Clínicos
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Insuficiência Cardíaca
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Serviços de Assistência Domiciliar
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Profissionais de Enfermagem
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Home Health Care Serv Q
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos