Congestive heart failure which is a chronic illness and according to the Current heart failure report(2012) the Medicare Advisory Commission stated that 30 day re-admissions accounts for 15 billion of Medicare cost
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Congestive heart failure which is a chronic illness and according to
the Current heart failure report(2012)
the Medicare Advisory Commission stated that 30 day re-admissions accounts for
15 billion of Medicare cost .The staggering cost of Congestive Heart Failure
linked with pay for performance , has been quite costly to organizations due to
governmental regulations regarding readmission frequencies within thirty days
of discharge. Chronic Disease Management programs are one of the measures in
place to assist hospital and third party insurers to assist with congestive
heart failure re-admissions. Evidence-based information that are peered
reviewed by specialist in the field of heart and lung are gathering information
to review which best model could decrease hospitalization and re-admission
within thirty days of hospital discharge. A systematic approach will be used in
this manuscript to provide evidence to date that utilizes a multidisciplinary
approach in identifying if this approach is effective in reducing hospital
readmission thus reducing cost. The audience that has great interest in this
evidenced based information will have an impact on decisions that affect and
impact .Benefit magazine (2012) to stay ahead of the curve to treat today's
participant/patients and working to keep tomorrow group healthy ,we will need a
framework that can be rapidly adapted. (p.4)
Keywords: Cost, Chronic Disease, Congestive
Heart Failure
References
Fida, N., & Piña, I. L.
(2012). Trends in heart failure hospitalizations. Current Heart Failure
Reports, 9(4), 346–353. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11897-012-0117-5
McNutt, L. (2012). Gathering
and Using Data for Value-Based Health Care Initiatives: How Data Can and Should
Define Strategies. Benefits Magazine, 49(6), 30. Retrieved from
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