CHF: In the News
Updates and Articles
Medicare’s Bundled Payment Model Did Not Change Skilled Nursing Facility Discharge Patterns. Accessed 7/25/19. Link to article here.
CMS proposed rule updates e-prescribing standards to reduce provider burden. Fierce Healthcare. Accessed 6/20/19. Link to article here.
How the enzyme lipoxygenase drives heart failure after heart attacks. The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Accessed 5/30/2019. Link to article here.
Considerations of HF Readmission Programs That May Be Harmful to Vulnerable Patient Populations. Docwire. Accessed 5/2/19. Link to article here.
Reducing Hospital Readmissions Through Mobile Integrated Care. JEMS. Accessed 4/16/19. Link to article here.
A New Approach to a Chronic Healthcare Concern
Our history
Heart failure has gained national attention as a serious disease management problem. We aim to solve this problem by focusing on the reduction of cardiovascular-related hospital readmissions. So far, our plan is working. In the beginning, 40 patients were enrolled in the heart failure protocol. Of these, only 3 patients (8%) were readmitted to the hospital with a cardiac related diagnosis.
Our mission
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is among the leading causes of hospital readmissions. CHF readmissions worsen patient outcomes and are very costly. With this in mind, we identified the need for a collaborative approach to improving HF care across healthcare settings.
Our Purpose: to reduce cardiovascular-related hospital readmissions & improve transitional care from hospital to home.