GUIDED-HF
What is Guided Heart Failure (GUIDED-HF)?
GUIDED-HF is delivered as part of routine care for patients with a primary diagnosis of Acute HF who are discharged home from the emergency department (ED). ED providers place an order in the electronic health record (EHR) to alert team members who will serve as HF self-care coaches of an eligible patient (adult > 18 years of age; prior HF diagnosis; able to be visited and/or contacted by phone; deemed reliable to comply with self-care coaching).
Guided-HF - School of Nursing ︳Vanderbilt University
This toolkit is designed to provide clinicians and others who provide care with patients with heart failure, especially those discharged from the emergency department, with the necessary resources to implement GUIDED-HF to promote self-care in these patients.
The resources provided should be used by those individuals who are interested in implementing GUIDED-HF in an effort to promote self-care in patients with a diagnosis of heart failure. These use resources provide guidance on best practices for implementation, common barriers that might be encountered, and potential adaptations that might be necessary. Implementation strategies are specified according to expert recommendations and the extant literature. Resources are provided for quality assurance and the assessment of implementation outcomes.
Our hope is that these resources will help clinicians to effectively implement GUIDED-HF in their settings.
All resources are free to use unless otherwise noted.