2020
DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12558
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How to develop a national heart failure clinics network: a consensus document of the Hellenic Heart Failure Association

Abstract: Heart failure (HF) is rapidly growing, conferring considerable mortality, morbidity, and costs. Dedicated HF clinics improve patient outcomes, and the development of a national HF clinics network aims at addressing this need at national level. Such a network should respect the existing health care infrastructures, and according to the capacities of hosting facilities, it can be organized into three levels. Establishing the continuous communication and interaction among the components of the network is crucial,… Show more

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“…Establishing a French heart failure clinical network, such as those already existing in other European countries or in the USA may increase patients' and care givers' visibility and may help to improve early AHF patient care and to network between GPs, cardiologists and hospitals. 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 Several health care programs, such as PRADO, have been developed in France to improve AHF patient care after discharge from hospital. 29 Another program involves registered nurses as key actors for identifying HF patients, informing them about their pathology, and carrying out remote monitoring, while networking with other health care professionals.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Establishing a French heart failure clinical network, such as those already existing in other European countries or in the USA may increase patients' and care givers' visibility and may help to improve early AHF patient care and to network between GPs, cardiologists and hospitals. 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 Several health care programs, such as PRADO, have been developed in France to improve AHF patient care after discharge from hospital. 29 Another program involves registered nurses as key actors for identifying HF patients, informing them about their pathology, and carrying out remote monitoring, while networking with other health care professionals.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Each visit record should specify clinical data, laboratory investigations, drug therapy, inpatient interventions, medical instructions or prescriptions including medications, referrals, or further laboratory investigations required, and next appointment date and time. 40…”
Section: Electronic Medical Recordsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The development, infrastructure, and challenges related to cardio-oncology clinics in Greece are described in the following published manuscript ‘Taskforce of the Hellenic Heart Failure Clinics Network’ [ 14 ].…”
Section: Cardio-oncology Team Membersmentioning
confidence: 99%