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Implementation Of A Nurse Visit Model For Patients With Congestive Heart Failure In A Federally Qualified Health Center, Heather Brantley Jan 2018

Implementation Of A Nurse Visit Model For Patients With Congestive Heart Failure In A Federally Qualified Health Center, Heather Brantley

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Background: Chronic congestive heart failure is the primary cause for hospitalizations among people 65 and over in the United States, resulting in two-thirds of all heart failure costs .Congestive heart failure (CHF) continues to be one of the most prevalent and expensive chronic illnesses to treat throughout the world in a time when cost-effectiveness, improved quality, and care based on outcomes is a requirement . Chronic heart failure is the primary cause for hospitalizations among people 65 and over in the United States, resulting in two-thirds of all heart failure costs (Lambrinou, Kalogirou, Lamnisos, & Sourtzi, 2012). Traditional approaches …