Authors

  1. COVIELLO, JESSICA SHANK MSN, CS, APRN
  2. HRICZ-BORGES, LINDA BS, PA-C
  3. MASULLI, PALASA SALTOURIDES BSN

Abstract

The literature addresses using multidisciplinary teams to manage outpatient heart failure patients to reduce hospital readmission rates, increase functional capacity, and improve quality of life. This article shows how a multidisciplinary team can be used for these same patients in a hospice home care program.