Background: Disease management programmes (DMP) have been advocated to improve
long term outcomes of heart failure (HF) patients. Aims: To summarise the evidence …

BACKGROUND: We sought to systematically combine the evidence on efficacy of disease
management programs (DMPs) in the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF), to identify …

BACKGROUND: The medical community has turned to disease management (DM) to bridge
the gap between proven therapies and clinical practice for patients with heart failure (HF) …

Abstract Aims Disease management programmes (DMPs) have evolved as an innovative
clinical practice system to enhance the discharge outcomes of older people with heart …

Background: Multidisciplinary care (MDC) of heart failure (HF) can significantly reduce rates
of unplanned hospitalisation, the major cost component of HF care. Aims: This prospective …

Introduction and objectives Heart failure management programs reduce hospitalizations.
Some studies also show reduced mortality. The determinants of program success are …

Background—Because of the prevalence and expense of congestive heart failure (CHF),
significant efforts have been made to develop disease management (DM) programs that will …

Objectives: To determine whether a hierarchy of effectiveness exists with respect to
complexity of published protocols of heart failure (HF) disease management (DM) …

Background—Several trials support the usefulness of disease management (DM) for
improving clinical outcomes in heart failure (HF). Most of these studies are limited by small …

Purpose: This work addresses the unanswered question of whether multidisciplinary care
(MDC) of heart failure (HF) can reduce readmissions when optimal medical care is applied …