Establishing a Heart Failure Program

The Essential Guide

Michael McIvor

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Wiley-Blackwell
24 September 2007

Cardiovascular medicine

""". . . every critical examination of HF therapy in the United States has documented that we are not using all the weapons in our arsenal. We know what works, yet we are not systematically applying these proven therapies."" —from the Introduction

If you are interested in a better way to treat heart failure, this book is for you. Dr. Michael McIvor – who has taught thousands of healthcare professionals how to effectively care for patients with chronic HF through CME symposia – takes a logical, step-by-step approach to setting up and operating the kind of program that reduces hospital admissions and improves patient care.

Establishing a Heart Failure Program: The Essential Guide answers the different questions posed by physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and hospital administrators, all of whom need to work as a team to achieve success. The three major sections of the book address:

Taking the first steps toward building your heart failure program - developing a business plan, choosing your model of care, and making accurate financial projections Assembling the pieces of your program – managers, front line staff, and the physical facility Day-to-day operations

A companion website presents forms you can download and use in your own heart failure center. Drawing from experience, Dr. McIvor helps you avoid common problems by identifying potential problems and sharing advice that has proven effective to your colleagues. He gives you the essential tools – unavailable elsewhere – to set up and maintain a heart failure program that achieves superior clinical outcomes."

By: Michael McIvor
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 327g
ISBN: 9781405167505
ISBN 10: 1405167505
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 24 September 2007
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments vii Introduction ix Companion Website xii 1 Is a heart failure program the right choice? 1 2 A formula for the success of your heart failure program 9 Section I Taking the first steps toward building your heart failure program 3 First steps: a business plan for your heart failure program 21 4 First steps: choosing your model of care 33 5 First steps: a global view of the financial projections for your heart failure program 47 6 First steps: a heart failure program pro forma 61 Section II Assembling the pieces of your program 7 Assembling the pieces: the managers of your program 75 8 Assembling the pieces: the front line staff 83 9 Assembling the pieces: the physical facility 89 Section III Day-to-day operations 10 Baseline assessments 95 11 Heart failure clinic follow up visits 111 12 Medical treatment protocols 123 13 Telemanagement algorithms 135 14 Advanced therapies 143 15 Positioning your heart failure program as a center of expertise 149 Index 155 About the author 161

Michael E. McIvor, MD, FACC; Medical Director, St. Petersburg Heart Center; Medical Director, Foundation Research; Director, Heart Failure Program, Bay Pines VA Medical Center.

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Establishing a Heart Failure Program

The Essential Guide

Michael McIvor

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