Journal article
Abstract P171: The “Hub and Spoke” Model of Heart Function Care Achieves Quality Index Markers
Abstract
Introduction: Heart failure (HF) affects approximately 2% of the population with major effects on morbidity and mortality. Over 80% of existing Heart Function Clinics (HFC) are located within a hospital setting. The CoHealth (Ontario) “hub-and-spoke” model encourages community-based HFCs for patients who are less complex or relatively stable while more complex/unstable patients receive care in a hospital-based HFC. The purpose of this project …
Authors
Hinton S; Geukers K; Heckman G; Suskin N; Hartley T; Harkness K; Lonn E; McKelvie R
Journal
Circulation, Vol. 137, No. suppl_1,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
March 20, 2018
DOI
10.1161/circ.137.suppl_1.p171
ISSN
0009-7322