Establishing a heart failure center
Subtitle: the essential guide
By: Michael McIvor, with assistance from Ray and Jeff Howard.
Contributors: Howard, Ray, 1936-; Howard, Jeff, 1963-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405167505
Subjects: Heart failure clinics; Heart Diseases -- therapy; Health Facilities -- organization & administration; Practice Management -- organization & administration; Program Development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Is a heart failure program the right choice?; title: A formula for the success of your heart failure program; title: First steps: a business plan for your heart failure program; title: First steps: choosing your model of care; title: First steps: a global view of the financial projections for your heart failure program; title: First steps: a heart failure program pro forma; title: Assembling the pieces: the managers of your program; title: Assembling the pieces: the front line staff; title: Assembling the pieces: the physical facility; title: Baseline assessments; title: Heart failure clinic follow up visits; title: Medical treatment protocols; title: Telemanagement algorithms; title: Advanced therapies; title: Positioning your heart failure program as a center of expertise.