Why the study?
Does a guideline-based care management team improve guideline adherence, length of stay, and costs in hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure?
Population
582 hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure at an academic medical center in the United States.
Comparison
Guideline-based care management team reviewing… vs Dissemination of guidelines alone.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
hospitalization period
Authors
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May support HF care management teams; hypothesis-generating and requires RCTs before practice change.
Does a guideline-based care management team improve guideline adherence, length of stay, and costs in hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure?
An active guideline-based care management team significantly improves guideline adherence and reduces length of stay and costs for hospitalized heart failure patients compared to dissemination of guidelines alone.
Costantini et al. (2001) studied this question.
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