Describes a multidisciplinary approach to implementing a home telehealth and disease management program for veterans with advanced heart failure.
May guide telehealth program design in veteran HF populations; leaves open efficacy and requires prospective trials.
In Brief Heart failure (HF) is a new epidemic in the United States. Advanced HF is a fatal illness affecting our veterans and causing frequent hospital readmissions in both the Veterans Affairs hospital and throughout the nation’s healthcare system. The clinician’s obligation is to offer the best alternatives in the care of chronic illness. The Veterans Affairs healthcare system has a comprehensive approach to treating HF. The comprehensive implementation of home telehealth, clinical informatics, and disease management supports the care of patients with advanced HF. A multidisciplinary team describes a comprehensive approach to implementation of a disease management for veterans through transitions in care, using home telehealth and clinical informatics.
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