Abstract:Introduction:
Heart failure (HF) is among the most common reasons for hospital admissions, presenting a significant cost burden to the medical system. Patients are monitored at the hospital but often go home without enough long-term management. Chronic care involving consistent symptom monitoring and patient-provider communication is essential to HF management. Though careful management can improve patient quality of life and reduce hospital readmission costs, it may be time consuming and expensive… Show more
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