Partners in Care: A Model of Collaboration
作者:
Linda Pugh,
Ronald Tringali,
John Boehmer,
Cheryl Blaha,
Nancy Kruger,
Terry Capauna,
Yvonne Bryan,
Joan Robinson,
Don Belmont,
Mark Young,
Sharon Xie,
期刊:
Holistic Nursing Practice
(OVID Available online 1999)
卷期:
Volume 13,
issue 2
页码: 61-65
ISSN:0887-9311
年代: 1999
出版商: OVID
关键词: congestive heart failure;longitudinal case management;older persons
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
It is estimated that 3 million persons in the United States have congestive heart failure. This diagnosis accounts for more than 5% of total health expenditures. A method to decrease the costs of health care was initiated through the partners-in-care model of collaborative practice. A research study exploring the use of nurse case managers in collaboration with cardiologists and primary care physicians is being conducted with persons older than 65 years. This care encompasses both inpatient and outpatient care. The intervention comprises nurse visits in the hospital and in the home as well as telephone support for 6 months after the index hospitalization. The outcomes of quality of life, functional status, mortality, morbidity, and costs are being examined. Collaborative health care partnerships may be an effective strategy to decrease health care costs and improve quality of life and functional status of older persons with congestive heart failure.
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