Establishing a Heart Failure Program: The Essential Guide, 3rd Edition

Introduction.

1 Is a Heart Failure Program the Right Choice?.

2 A Formula for the Success of Your Heart Failure Program.

Section I Taking the First Steps Toward Building Your Heart Failure Program.

3 First Steps: A Business Plan for Your Heart Failure Program.

4 First Steps: Choosing Your Model of Care.

5 First Steps: A Global View of the Financial Projections for Your Heart Failure Program.

6 First Steps: A Heart Failure Program Pro Forma.

Section II Assembling the Pieces of Your Program.

7 Assembling the Pieces: The Managers of Your Program.

8 Assembling the Pieces: The Front Line Staff.

9 Assembling the Pieces: The Physical Facility.

Section III Day-to-Day Operations.

10 Baseline Assessments.

11 Heart Failure Clinic Follow Up Visits.

12 Medical Treatment Protocols.

13 Telemanagement Algorithms.

14 Advanced Therapies.

15 Positioning Your Heart Failure Program as a Center of Expertise.

About the Author.

Index