Abstract
As suggested by studies that have examined the economic burden imposed by heart failure and, more specifically where the greatest expenditure occurs, the key to cost-effectively minimising the impact of a sustained heart failure epidemic is to minimise recurrent hospital use-even at the expense of increasing levels of community-based care and prescribed pharmacotherapy [Mark DB. Economics of treating heart failure. Am J Cardiol 1997;80:33H-38H; Weintraub WS, Cole J, Tooley JF. Cost and cost-effectiveness studies in heart failure research. Am Heart J 2002;143:565-76]. This paper examines the potential cost-benefits of applying specialist heart failure programs of care and the range of financial issues that need to be considered when establishing a formal heart failure service.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 423-428 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | European Journal of Heart Failure |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 3 SPEC. ISS. |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Mar 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Chronic heart failure
- Cost
- Programs of care