Impact of a Guideline-Based Disease Management Team on Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients With Congestive Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Ottorino Costantini,
Kimberly Huck,
Mark D. Carlson,
Karen Boyd,
Carol Buchter,
Pauline Raiz,
Gregory S. Cooper
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.161.2.177
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , guideline , disease management , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , disease , cardiology , pathology , parkinson's disease
Congestive heart failure is the most common reason for hospitalization in the United States, and guidelines to improve the quality of care for patients with congestive heart failure have been developed. However, adherence is typically low. We hypothesized that a guideline-based care management team would result in greater quality and efficiency of care than guidelines alone.
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