Multidisciplinary team for enhancing care for patients with acute myocardial infarction or heart failure

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1274-1278

  Coons, James C ^a   Fera, Toni ^b  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease management; Heart failure; Hospitals; Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; Myocardial infarction; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists, hospital; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Quality assurance; Standards; Team

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ACCREDITATION; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CASE MANAGER; CLINICAL PATHWAY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM; NURSE; NUTRITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACISTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547617331     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp060281     Document Type: Article

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