Casting a Wide Net to Decrease Heart Failure Readmissions: The Impact of a Nurse Practitioner Run Heart Failure Transitional Care Program

Preventing avoidable re-admissions for patients with heart failure (HF) is a national focus for quality outcomes, that are both fiscally and patient centered. The use of a Nurse Practitioner (NP) Transitional Model can impact readmission rates and quality measures through 1) early identification of heart failure patients, 2) evaluation through inpatient consults, and 3) transitioning to outpatient management. This certified disease management program is managed by two NPs at this academic medical center

Files

Metadata

Work Title Casting a Wide Net to Decrease Heart Failure Readmissions: The Impact of a Nurse Practitioner Run Heart Failure Transitional Care Program
Access
Open Access
Creators
  1. Suzanne Frazier, MS, CRNP, NP-c
  2. Mary Lou Osevala, MSN, ANP-BC, CHFN
Keyword
  1. Penn State Hershey Nursing
  2. Heart Failure
  3. Nurse Practitioner
License All rights reserved
Work Type Poster
Publication Date 2013
Subject
  1. Heart Failure Program
  2. Nurse Practitioner
Deposited April 01, 2014

Versions

Analytics

Collections

Work History

Version 1
published

  • Created
  • Added w0v838319j_version1_2013PosterP_Frazier.pdf
  • Added Creator Suzanne Frazier, MS, CRNP, NP-c
  • Added Creator Mary Lou Osevala, MSN, ANP-BC, CHFN
  • Published
  • Updated
  • Updated
  • Updated