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The Benefit of Implementing a Heart Failure Disease Management Program
Author(s) -
David J. Whellan,
Laura Gaulden,
Wendy A. Gattis,
Bradi B. Granger,
Stuart D. Russell,
Michael A. Blazing,
Michael S. Cuffe,
Christopher M. O’Connor
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.161.18.2223
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , ejection fraction , disease management , dosing , health care , disease , emergency medicine , beta blocker , intensive care medicine , cardiology , parkinson's disease , economics , economic growth
To handle the increasing complexity of congestive heart failure (CHF) care, several new models for the care of patients with CHF have been developed to replace traditional strategies. We undertook this study to evaluate the potential benefit of implementing a CHF disease management program at a tertiary care center, particularly in terms of beta-blocker use and cost to the health care system.

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