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Case management program for patients with chronic heart failure: effectiveness in terms of mortality, hospital admissions and costs

At 360 000 cases annually, heart failure is the most common main diagnosis in adults in German hospitals. Treating heart failure is expensive. This study tested whether patients in the case management program (CMP) “CorBene - Better Care for Patients With Heart Failure” have a lower mortality rate a...

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Main Authors: Hendricks, Verena (Author) , Schmidt, Simone (Author) , Vogt, Achim (Author) , Gysan, Detlef (Author) , Latz, Volker (Author) , Schwang, Ines (Author) , Griebenow, Reinhard (Author) , Riedel, Rainer (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt
Year: 2014, Volume: 111, Issue: 15, Pages: 264-270
ISSN:1866-0452
DOI:10.3238/arztebl.2014.0264
Online Access:Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2014.0264
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.aerzteblatt.de/int/archive/article?id=158882
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Author Notes:Verena Hendricks, Simone Schmidt, Achim Vogt, Detlef Gysan, Volker Latz, Ines Schwang, Reinhard Griebenow, Rainer Riedel
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Summary:At 360 000 cases annually, heart failure is the most common main diagnosis in adults in German hospitals. Treating heart failure is expensive. This study tested whether patients in the case management program (CMP) “CorBene - Better Care for Patients With Heart Failure” have a lower mortality rate and lower hospital admission and readmission rates than patients receiving regular management.
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ISSN:1866-0452
DOI:10.3238/arztebl.2014.0264

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