Decreasing Hospital Utilization Of A High Risk Heart Failure Population In A Large Urban Accountable Care Organization: The Use Of A Clinical Pharmacist, Serial Biomarkers, And Point Of Care Ultrasound

We evaluated whether a team based outpatient heart failure (HF) program utilizing a clinical pharmacist, serial measurements of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and GE Vscan point of care (POC) ultrasound can reduce hospital utilization.The HF program included cardiologists and a specialty trained