Innovative approach to improving the care of acute decompensated heart failure

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-112

  Merhaut, Shawn ^a,b,d   Trupp, Robin ^a,c  

^a Society of Chest Pain Centers   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c Sevamed Institute   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

accreditation; acute decompensated heart failure; best practices; heart failure accreditation

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 79959902178     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: 15352811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HPC.0b013e31821b7ac9     Document Type: Article

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