Thinking Outside the Box: Treating Acute Heart Failure Outside the Hospital to Improve Care and Reduce Admissions.
Abstract
The management of acute heart failure is shifting toward treatment approaches outside
of a traditional hospital setting. Many heart failure providers are now treating patients
in less familiar health care settings, such as acute care clinics, emergency departments,
and skilled nursing facilities. In this review we describe the current pressures driving
change in the delivery of acute heart failure and summarize the evidence regarding
treatments for acute heart failure outside of the inpatient setting. We also provide
considerations for the design of future treatment strategies to be implemented in
alternative care settings.
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Journal articleSubject
Acute heart failureoutcomes
Delivery of Health Care
Disease Management
Heart Failure
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Humans
Patient Readmission
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11072Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.05.009Publication Info
DeVore, Adam D; Allen, Larry A; & Eapen, Zubin J (2015). Thinking Outside the Box: Treating Acute Heart Failure Outside the Hospital to Improve
Care and Reduce Admissions. J Card Fail, 21(8). pp. 667-673. 10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.05.009. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11072.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Adam David DeVore
Associate Professor of Medicine
Adam D. DeVore, MD, MHS
Dr. DeVore is a cardiologist and Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department
of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, at Duke University School of Medicine. His clinical
interests include caring for patients and families with heart failure, including those
with left ventricular assist devices and heart transplants. He is involved in and
leads multiple large studies of patients with heart failure at both Duke University
Medical Center and the
Zubin John Eapen
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine
As director of the Duke Heart Failure Same-Day Access Clinic, I am dedicated to improving
outcomes for patients with heart failure. This clinic allows patients to see a health
care provider quickly, and receive treatments for relief of symptoms. I strive to
help patients with heart failure avoid the emergency department and hospital when
possible, and live better at home.As director of education IT innovations in the Department
of Medicine, I lead efforts in continuing medical educat
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