Congestive heart failure implementation of practice guidelines

Overview
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Class I
1. Academic detailing or educational outreach visits are useful to facilitate the implementation of practice guidelines. (Level of Evidence: A)

2. Multidisciplinary disease-management programs for patients at high risk for hospital admission or clinical deterioration are recommended to facilitate the implementation of practice guidelines, to attack different barriers to behavioral change, and to reduce the risk of subsequent hospitalization for HF. (Level of Evidence: A)

Class IIa
1. Chart audit and feedback of results can be effective to facilitate implementation of practice guidelines. (Level of Evidence: A)

2. The use of reminder systems can be effective to facilitate implementation of practice guidelines. (Level of Evidence: A)

3. The use of performance measures based on practice guidelines may be useful to improve quality of care. (Level of Evidence: B)

4. Statements by and support of local opinion leaders can be helpful to facilitate implementation of practice guidelines. (Level of Evidence: A)

Class IIb
1. Multidisciplinary disease-management programs for patients at low risk for hospital admission or clinical deterioration may be considered to facilitate implementation of practice guidelines. (Level of Evidence: B)

Class III
1. Dissemination of guidelines without more intensive behavioral change efforts is not useful to facilitate implementation of practice guidelines. (Level of Evidence: A)

2. Basic provider education alone is not useful to facilitate implementation of practice guidelines. (Level of Evidence: A)}}

Vote on and Suggest Revisions to the Current Guidelines

 * The CHF Living Guidelines: Vote on current recommendations and suggest revisions to the guidelines

Guidelines Resources

 * The ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult


 * 2009 focused update: ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines: developed in collaboration with the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation