New! Target: HF Readmission Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides a brief synopsis of the federal efforts underway to reduce 30-day readmissions. It also explains how the American Heart Association’s Target: Heart Failure™ program may be able to help your hospital improve quality of care and lower readmission rates.
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New! Target: HF 30 Day Readmission Yale Core Risk Calculator Overview Fact Sheet
Heart failure patients are at high risk for early rehospitalization. This risk may vary by patients. Clinical risk tools may help to stratify this risk, such as the Center for Outcome Research and Evaluation (CORE) online readmission risk calculator for heart failure. This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the CORE risk calculator.
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Follow Up Fact Sheet
Studies have found that one of the most effective means of reducing readmission rates for heart failure patients is to employ early follow up practices with the patient. The Target: Heart Failure Follow Up Fact Sheet provides information on the new Telephone Follow Up form and addresses the importance of this quality improvement tool.
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Target: Heart Failure Patient Education Fact Sheet
The new Get With The Guidelines/Target: Heart Failure Patient Education fact sheet was developed to explain the importance of patient education and the rationale for why specific information is important to obtain. Patient education is a critical success factor in helping patients manage their heart failure. By ensuring that your hospital has set goals surrounding patient education and has a clear understanding of what information is most important to convey to patients, you can help improve the overall quality of life with those affected by heart failure. This fact sheet is an effective tool in helping your hospital make patient education a priority.
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Breaking news, little-known facts, developing trends and points of interest surrounding heart failure, including patient-oriented information you can pass along.
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