benefit CHF patients, as it will allow for a culture of disease prevention and chronic disease management to proliferate within the community. Creating an RN facilitated outpatient CHF clinic, as an extension of main ORMC’s campus would be extraordinarily beneficial to hospital finances, as well as the health of the community. Telemonitoring, education, and physical exercise will allow patients to achieve a higher quality of life and become more independent. Education regarding disease management will allow patients to truly comprehend what is happening to their body, and the consequences that will arise from improper self-care. This will be further reinforced through telemonitoring, as a clinician will be able to see the vital signs in real-time, having the ability to contact patient’s them immediately and spare them from suffering further readmissions, complications, or death. With the largest group of patients at ORMC being discharged for the most severe of the three heart failure DRGs, (as seen in Table 3) it is obvious that this population is in need of an intervention that focuses on managing this chronic disease. Completing the research for this intervention was incredible because it was an actual service line being explored by the hospital. With a successful cardiac catheterization program already up and running, ORMC is looking to expand its cardiology department, as well as expand its outpatient presence, and CHF clinic will allow this to happen. Luckily, the data extensively supported the creation of this new service line, which made research an even more positive experience, as it was going in the right direction. This project taught me a great deal about the migration of healthcare and what living and working during this period of healthcare reform is really going to mean for Americans. The most challenging aspect was managing the volume of quantitative data and the amount of reading that went into fully understanding all of the aspects of the CHF clinic.
benefit CHF patients, as it will allow for a culture of disease prevention and chronic disease management to proliferate within the community. Creating an RN facilitated outpatient CHF clinic, as an extension of ORMC’s main campus would be extraordinarily beneficial to hospital finances, as well as the health of the community. Telemonitoring, education, and physical exercise will allow patients to achieve a higher quality of life and become more independent. Education regarding disease management will allow patients to truly comprehend what is happening to their body, and the consequences that will arise from improper self-care. This will be further reinforced through telemonitoring, as a clinician will be able to see the patient’s vital signs in real-time, having the ability to contact them immediately and spare them from suffering further readmissions, complications, or death. With the largest group of patients at ORMC being discharged for the most severe of the three heart failure DRGs, (as seen in Table 3) it is obvious that this population is in need of an intervention that focuses on managing this chronic disease. Completing the research for this intervention was incredible because it was an actual service line being explored by the hospital. With a successful cardiac catheterization program already up and running, ORMC is looking to expand its cardiology department, as well as expand its outpatient presence, and CHF clinic will allow this to happen. Luckily, the data extensively supported the creation of this new service line, which made research an even more positive experience, as it was going in the right direction. This project taught me a great deal about the migration of healthcare and what living and working during this period of healthcare reform is really going to mean for Americans. The most challenging aspect was managing the volume of quantitative data and the amount of reading that went into fully understanding all of the aspects of the CHF clinic.
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