A collaborative disease management program utilizing home visits and phone contact was described for managing patients with heart failure, focusing on patient education and adherence.
This article describes a collaborative disease management program for heart failure utilizing home visits and phone contact to improve patient education and adherence.
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 (home visits and phone contact) was evaluated. A collaborative disease management program utilizing home visits and phone contact was described for managing patients with heart failure, focusing on patient education and adherence.