| Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome associated with high morbidity and mortality with a large economic burden, and is the leading cause of hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. Healthcare reform has focused on strategies to reduce HF readmissions, including outpatient HF clinics.;Purpose: The purpose of this DNP Project was to answer the following question: In adult patients diagnosed with HF, how does enrollment in the HF clinic, compared to non-enrollment affect hospital admission and readmission rates? (Abstract shortened by ProQuest.). |
