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Free heart failure clinic aims to cut readmissions.
Hosp Case Manag. 2014 Feb;22(2):20-1
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Abstract
Mountain State Health Alliance opened a free heart failure clinic after determining that patients' inability to get a timely follow-up appointment and financial issues were the cause of many readmissions. The clinic is in a convenient location, across the street from the hospital. The nurse practitioner who runs the program sees many of the patients while they are still in the hospital to inform them about the clinic. Interventions include help signing up for medication assistance, education for patients and family members, and ongoing support.
PMID: 24505836 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]