HeartFull: Feasibility of an Integrated Program of Care for Patients with Advanced Stage of Heart Failure.

Leah SteinbergSarina R IsenbergSusanna MakChristopher MeaneyBhadra LokugeJennifer ArvanitisRussell GoldmanPete WegierAmna F Husain

Published in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2022)

In an urban academic hospital with palliative care, it was feasible to implement an integrated program for AHF. Patients died at home or in a palliative care unit at rates similar to palliative oncology patients and at higher rates than the general AHF population. HeartFull is now part of clinical practice.

Keyphrases

palliative care
heart failure
end stage renal disease
advanced cancer
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
quality improvement
clinical practice
prognostic factors
pain management
health insurance
affordable care act