A collaborative disease management program utilizing home visits and phone contact was described to manage patients with heart failure and reduce rehospitalization.
Does a collaborative disease management program using home visits and phone contact improve outcomes in patients with heart failure?
A collaborative disease management program utilizing home visits and phone contact may help manage heart failure patients by emphasizing education and early symptom recognition.
This article describes a collaborative approach to manage patients with heart failure between a home care agency and a care management agency. The resulting disease management program used a combination of home visits and phone contact. Care management plans emphasized patient education on increasing adherence to medical and diet regimens, and recognizing early symptoms of exacerbation that could lead to rehospitalization. Clinician activities and patient outcomes are described.
Gorski et al. (Sat,) conducted a other in Heart failure. Disease management program was evaluated. A collaborative disease management program utilizing home visits and phone contact was described to manage patients with heart failure and reduce rehospitalization.