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Heart Failure is the
leading discharge diagnosis for patient's over 65 years of age. It is the primary loss
leader for providers and payers. As the population matures, the problems of Heart Failure
management will be magnified.
Due to the complexity of the disease and its
cumulative effects on the patient's health, traditional Heart Failure management can be
characterized as costly and ineffective. Declining patient health, more frequent
hospitalizations and greater resource utilization are Heart Failures trademarks.
Home care and Alternate Site Care Facilities
must play a stronger role in the management of Heart Failure. The Haida Corp Heart Failure
program establishes a patient management system that targets the reduction of emergency
room visits, inpatient hospitalizations and hospital length of stay. We use sound clinical
training and operations management to improve patient care and control resource
allocation.
Haida Corp can provide your organization with the
clinical, regulatory, and financial information and support necessary to start and manage
a successful Heart Failure program.
If you would like additional information
regarding our Heart Failure program or our other clinical and financial programs or
services, please contact us.
Heart
Failure Program Outline
Heart Failure
- Disease Management
- a. Disease Prevalence
- b. Current Practice
- Goals of the Program
- Cost Savings Analysis
Heart Failure Program
- NYHA Class I & II Patients and NYHA Class III & IV Patients
- a. Define Level of Acuity
- b. Critical Pathways
- - Patient Goals
- - Nursing Diagnosis
- c. Orders
- - Visit Frequencies
- - Assessment Protocols
- - Patient Education
- - Home Monitoring
- - Discharge Criteria
- d. Troubleshooting
- - Parameters for Intervention
- - Standing Orders
- - Reporting Systems
Infusion Therapy
- Diuretics
- a. Most effective Diuretics
- b. Policies and Procedures
- c. Standing Orders
- Inotropes
- a. Types
- b. Policies and Procedures
- c. Standing Orders
Supporting Documentation/Materials
- Data Collection/Outcome Management
- Patient Teaching Plans
- Documentation
- Nursing Teaching Models
- Reimbursement
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