Web Exclusive. Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Novel and Advanced Therapies for Heart Failure-What a Hospitalist Needs to Know.

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Web Exclusives15 September 2020Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Novel and Advanced Therapies for Heart Failure—What a Hospitalist Needs to KnowSupriya Shore, MD, MSCS and Brahmajee Nallamothu, MD, MPHSupriya Shore, MD, MSCSUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (S.S., B.N.)Search for more papers by this author and Brahmajee Nallamothu, MD, MPHUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (S.S., B.N.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M20-5721 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Heart failure (HF) is one of the most common causes of hospitalization and has significant financial implications in the current era because of statutory penalties for rehospitalizations imposed with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Contemporary data suggest that although HF hospitalization rates have declined, mortality among those hospitalized remains high, approaching a rate of greater than 20% in the first month after discharge. This highlights an important opportunity for improvement because attempts to reduce rehospitalization risk have not translated into lower mortality risk. Hospitalists care for a large majority of hospitalized patients with HF and can play a ...