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Michael E. McIvor MD, FACC; Medical Director, St. Petersburg Heart Center; Medical Director, Foundation Research; Director, Heart Failure Program, Bay Pines VA Medical Center
Introduction.
1 Is a Heart Failure Program the Right Choice?.
2 A Formula for the Success of Your Heart Failure Program.
Section I Taking the First Steps Toward Building Your Heart Failure Program.
3 First Steps: A Business Plan for Your Heart Failure Program.
4 First Steps: Choosing Your Model of Care.
5 First Steps: A Global View of the Financial Projections for Your Heart Failure Program.
6 First Steps: A Heart Failure Program Pro Forma.
Section II Assembling the Pieces of Your Program .
7 Assembling the Pieces: The Managers of Your Program.
8 Assembling the Pieces: The Front Line Staff.
9 Assembling the Pieces: The Physical Facility.
Section III Day-to-Day Operations .
10 Baseline Assessments.
11 Heart Failure Clinic Follow Up Visits.
12 Medical Treatment Protocols.
13 Telemanagement Algorithms.
14 Advanced Therapies.
15 Positioning Your Heart Failure Program as a Center of Expertise.
About the Author.
Index