Transforming Heart Failure Management: A Path to Better Outcomes and Aligned Care Delivery - 2025 Quality Summit Presentation (Non-CE)

Purpose

Transforming Heart Failure Management: A Path to Better Outcomes and Aligned Care Delivery

Faculty(s)

Heather Sacco, BSN, RN (she/her/hers)

Cardiology Outcomes Coordinator
UnityPoint Health
Bettendorf, Iowa, United States

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Emily Lechelt, BSN (she/her/hers)

Supervisor Diagnostic Cardiology
Unitypoint Trinity
Davenport , Iowa, United States

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Kristin Stock, MSN

Manager of Invasive Cardiology
UnityPoint

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Moderator(s)

Callie Kalna, MHSA

Director, NCDR System Solutions
American College of Cardiology

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One system’s approach to reducing variable patient outcomes across the organization through the creation of a multidisciplinary/multisite clinical improvement team focused on optimizing patient experience, outcomes and throughput; while improving clinician efficiency and reducing unnecessary variation in care.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss how one integrated healthcare system improved patient outcomes by reducing variation in heart failure care throughout their entire organization.
Define the different types of heart failure and the importance of aligned diagnosis criteria.
Explain the importance of guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT) for managing all types of heart failure.

Summary

Availability:

On-Demand

Expires on Nov 01, 2027

Credit Offered:

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