Team-Based Care for Managing Cardiac Comorbidities in Heart Failure.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-2015
Abstract
The need for HF management is predicted to increase as the HF population ages. Balancing HF and the multiple cardiac comorbidities remains difficult for any single provider, but becomes Fig. 6. Five-year rates of death or urgent heart transplantation by deciles of total cholesterol in heart failure. (From Horwich TB, Fonarow GC, Hamilton MA, et al. Low serum total cholesterol is associated with marked increase in mortality in advanced heart failure. J Card Fail 2002;8(4):222; with permission.) easier with the involvement of a team. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other health care workers reduces the burden of care coordination and simultaneously improves delivery of care. Team-based approaches increase cost-effectiveness, reduce hospitalization rates, and equally important, give patients more resources and support, which research shows may ultimately improve compliance and outcomes.
Volume
11
Issue
3
First Page
407
Last Page
417
ISSN
1551-7136
Published In/Presented At
Bellam, N., Kelkar, A. A., & Whellan, D. J. (2015). Team-Based Care for Managing Cardiac Comorbidities in Heart Failure. Heart failure clinics, 11(3), 407–417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hfc.2015.03.005
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
26142638
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article