A BRIDGE OVER WATER: SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF A HEART FAILURE BRIDGE CLINIC (HFBC) TO REDUCE HEART FAILURE (HF) HOSPITALIZATIONS

A BRIDGE OVER WATER: SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF A HEART FAILURE BRIDGE CLINIC (HFBC) TO REDUCE HEART FAILURE (HF) HOSPITALIZATIONS

In 2012, we established a nurse practitioner (NP) managed HFBC, which provides post-discharge follow-up, guideline-directed HF care, intravenous (IV) diuretics, laboratory testing, education, pharmacy visits and palliative care.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2017-03, Vol.69 (11), p.774-774
Hauptverfasser: Gilotra, Nisha Aggarwal, Cuomo, Kimberly, Cummings, Abby, Marino, Bonnie, Rhodes, Parker, Almansa, Johana, Chambers, Julianne, Freitag, Tasha B, Adesiyun, Tolulope, Russell, Stuart
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Sprache:eng
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Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Diuretics
Heart failure
Internal Medicine
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Zusammenfassung:In 2012, we established a nurse practitioner (NP) managed HFBC, which provides post-discharge follow-up, guideline-directed HF care, intravenous (IV) diuretics, laboratory testing, education, pharmacy visits and palliative care.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(17)34163-3