Key result
Nurse practitioner care reduces heart failure readmissions and costs while improving visit timeliness and quality.
Why the study?
The clinical skills scope of nurse practitioners to manage the complexity of heart failure patients was uncertain.
Does nurse practitioner care improve outcomes and reduce costs in heart failure patients?
Does nurse practitioner care improve outcomes and reduce costs in heart failure patients?
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Nurse practitioner-led care in heart failure provides multifaceted, patient-centered management that can reduce readmissions and healthcare costs.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The goal of this paper is to highlight the multifaceted approach heart failure (HF) nurse practitioners (NPs) use to manage patients. We were seeking to answer if NPs have the scope of clinical skills to manage the complexity of HF patients. RECENT FINDINGS: NP care in HF has been shown to reduce readmissions, improve timeliness of visits, decrease cost, and improve quality outcomes in small heterogeneous studies. The evidence supports that NPs provide multifaceted, patient-centered care for at all stages on the continuum of HF. Our goals as NPs are to reduce the healthcare financial strain and improve access to high quality care. Telehealth is an emerging technology that shows promise in HF management by improving access and decreasing readmissions. Telehealth use and recognition increased with the COVID-19 pandemic. Future research should focus on NP run clinics, cost effectiveness, and quality of care.
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King-Dailey et al. (2022) conducted a review in Heart failure. Nurse practitioner care was evaluated. Nurse practitioner care in heart failure reduces readmissions, improves timeliness of visits, decreases costs, and improves quality outcomes.
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