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. . . every critical examination of HF therapy in the United States has documented that we are not using all the weapons in our arsenal. We know what works, yet we are not systematically applying these proven therapies.
from the Introduction

If you are interested in a better way to treat heart failure, this book is for you. Dr. Michael McIvor who has taught thousands of healthcare professionals how to effectively care for patients with chronic HF through CME symposia takes a logical, step-by-step approach to setting up and operating the kind of program that reduces hospital admissions and improves patient care.

Establishing a Heart Failure Program: The Essential Guide answers the different questions posed by physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and hospital administrators, all of whom need to work as a team to achieve success. The three major sections of the book address:

  • Taking the first steps toward building your heart fai

    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments vii

    Introduction ix

    Companion Website xii

    1 Is a heart failure program the right choice? 1

    2 A formula for the success of your heart failure program 9

    Section I Taking the first steps toward building your heart failure program

    3 First steps: a business plan for your heart failure program 21

    4 First steps: choosing your model of care 33

    5 First steps: a global view of the financial projections for your heart failure program 47

    6 First steps: a heart failure program pro forma 61

    Section II Assembling the pieces of your program

    7 Assembling the pieces: the managers of your program 75

    8 Assembling the pieces: the front line staff 83

    9 Assembling the pieces: the physical facility 89

    Section III Day-to-day operations

    10 Baseline assessments 95

    11 Heart failure clinic follow up visits 111

    12 Medical treatment protocols 123

    13 Telemanagement algorithms 135

    14 Advanced therapies 143

    15 Positioning your heart failure program as a center of expertise 149

    Index 155

    About the author 161

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 24/09/2007
      ISBN13: 9781405167505, 978-1405167505
      ISBN10: 1405167505
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      . . . every critical examination of HF therapy in the United States has documented that we are not using all the weapons in our arsenal. We know what works, yet we are not systematically applying these proven therapies.
      from the Introduction

      If you are interested in a better way to treat heart failure, this book is for you. Dr. Michael McIvor who has taught thousands of healthcare professionals how to effectively care for patients with chronic HF through CME symposia takes a logical, step-by-step approach to setting up and operating the kind of program that reduces hospital admissions and improves patient care.

      Establishing a Heart Failure Program: The Essential Guide answers the different questions posed by physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and hospital administrators, all of whom need to work as a team to achieve success. The three major sections of the book address:

      • Taking the first steps toward building your heart fai

        Table of Contents

        Acknowledgments vii

        Introduction ix

        Companion Website xii

        1 Is a heart failure program the right choice? 1

        2 A formula for the success of your heart failure program 9

        Section I Taking the first steps toward building your heart failure program

        3 First steps: a business plan for your heart failure program 21

        4 First steps: choosing your model of care 33

        5 First steps: a global view of the financial projections for your heart failure program 47

        6 First steps: a heart failure program pro forma 61

        Section II Assembling the pieces of your program

        7 Assembling the pieces: the managers of your program 75

        8 Assembling the pieces: the front line staff 83

        9 Assembling the pieces: the physical facility 89

        Section III Day-to-day operations

        10 Baseline assessments 95

        11 Heart failure clinic follow up visits 111

        12 Medical treatment protocols 123

        13 Telemanagement algorithms 135

        14 Advanced therapies 143

        15 Positioning your heart failure program as a center of expertise 149

        Index 155

        About the author 161

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