scholarly journals Figures of the Heart Failure Association (HFA): Prof. Dr. Tiny Jaarsma, HFA Board Member (2018–2020), Coordinator Patient Care: Management and Delivery Committee and Co‐Chair HFA Task Force on Palliative Care

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J.S. Coats
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Board Member ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Patient Care Management

scholarly journals I-THS-1908 A Big Data Electronic Health Record for Patient Care Management and Analytics

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Hidayat ◽  
Arief Hasani
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Electronic Health Record ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Patient Care Management ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Health Record ◽  
Complex Variety ◽  
Electronic Health ◽  
Further Development

The I-THS-1908, a big data electronic health record platform, is capable of establishing its capability as an electronic health record to tackle the large volume of data with high velocity and complex variety of patient data by providing the value to the patient care management and analytics. The further development of I-THS-1908 opens the opportunity to use the electronic health record for patient care management and analytics for all type of health conditions.

scholarly journals Palliative Care in a Death-Denying Culture: Exploring Barriers to Timely Palliative Efforts for Heart Failure Patients in the Primary Care Setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca M. Crimmins ◽  
Lydia Elliott ◽  
Darren T. Absher
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Primary Care Setting ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Communication Time

Context: Heart failure (HF) is a complex, life-limiting disease that is prevalent and burdensome. All major cardiology societies and international clinical practice guidelines recommend the integration of palliative care (PC) interventions alongside usual HF management. Objectives: The purpose of this review of the literature was to evaluate the various barriers to the early initiation of PC for HF patients in the primary care setting. Methods: An integrative literature review was conducted in order to assess and incorporate the diverse sources of literature available. An EBSCO search identified relevant articles in the following databases: Medline complete, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, and SocINDEX. The search was limited to full text, peer reviewed, English only, and published between 2010 and 2019. Results: Barriers to the integration of PC for HF patients include poor communication between provider/patient and interdisciplinary providers, the misperception and miseducation of what PC is and how it can be incorporated into patient care, the unpredictable disease trajectory of HF, and the limited time allowed for patient care in the primary care setting. Conclusion: The results of this review highlight a lack of communication, time, and knowledge as barriers to delivering PC. Primary care providers caring for patients with HF need to establish an Annual Heart Failure Review to meticulously evaluate symptoms and allow the time for communication involving prognosis, utilize a PC referral screening tool such as the Needs Assessment Tool: Progressive Disease-Heart Failure, and thoroughly understand the benefits and appropriate integration of PC.

Workforce Demands of Rural Nurse Practitioners: A Descriptive Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-66
Author(s):  
Jody Toerber-Clark ◽  
Marian Jamison ◽  
Monica Scheibmeir
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Patient Care Management ◽  
Rural Practice ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Practitioner Training ◽  
Rural Nurse

Purpose: Nurse practitioners (NPs) are rendering health care services in rural areas in increasing numbers, yet little is known about clinical skills and patient care management activities performed by these advanced practice nurses in the rural environment. The purpose of this descriptive study of rural NPs was to identify skills and patient care management activities that they have performed and considered critical to Kansas rural practice. Sample: A convenience sample of 208 nurse practitioners (NP) in rural and frontier Kansas were emailed a survey that asked about skills and activities they perform in their rural practice. Sixty-three responded for a response rate of 30%. Findings: The analysis produced a list of 26 skills and 37 patient care management activities critical to Kansas rural NP practice. Most of the skills/procedures were learned after graduation. Almost all the respondents reported additional training/certifications in advanced life support and trauma. The majority of respondents were family nurse practitioners who practiced in a variety of rural settings. “I grew up in a rural setting” and “Autonomy of practice” were the two top factors that influenced their decision to practice in a rural setting. Conclusion: The analysis produced a list of skills and patient care management activities critical to rural NP practice. Schools of nursing may find these lists useful as they prepare NPs for the rural workforce. Keywords: rural, nurse practitioner, training, education, skills, and patient care management activities DOI:  https://doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v21i1.656   

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