Table 3. Stakeholders and interventions.
Stakeholders | Interventions |
Clinical triggers | Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide > 300, IV loop diuretics |
Case Managers | Verify active heart failure patients during IDR |
House Staff | Utilize “power-plan” with high-risk Heart Failure consult |
Clinical Pharmacist | Reconciliation of medications on admission and discharge |
Social Work/SWA | Deliver medications directly to beds |
Registered Dieticians | Education completed on all heart failure patients |
Volunteers | Discuss heart failure education booklets and make follow-up phone calls within 48 hours post-discharge |
Home Care Nursing | Referrals for home nursing or social needs; supply scales |
DSRIP goal | Schedule follow-up appointments to see a primary care physician/cardiologist within 7-14 days |