HEALTH SYSTEM HEART FAILURE GUIDELINE GOALS
● Ensure medical management for heart failure is consistent with national
guidelines
● Provide residents with essential information for self-care
● Prevent avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions
● Reduce financial burden to the health system through clinically appropriate
resource utilization and length of stay
● Administer preventive pneumococcal and influenza vaccinations for residents
likely to most benefit because of chronic illness