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Ongoing communications among all professionals, patient and caregivers is essential to improving and maintaining stability. This is particularly true when communication involves prescribing, teaching and monitoring medications.
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What Does "Medically Necessary" Mean to my Medicare Coverage? (Web Page) - Feb 8th, 2011
A great breakdown of what the term “Medically Necessary" means, a great resource from The Medicare and Medicaid Center.

Improving Vaccination Rates in Adults and Children with Diabetes (Web Page) - Jan 12th, 2011
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has launched an awareness initiative to address alarmingly low influenza vaccination rates in adults and children with diabetes, the fifth deadliest disease in the U.S. More than 15 leading medical and public health organizations support the...

Medication Assessment Form (pdf) - Nov 5th, 2010
Clinicians can download and print easy to use Medication Assessment Form.

What's The Evidence for the Link Between ARBs and Cancer? (Level 2) (Web Page) - Nov 1st, 2010
VIDEO - Dr. Ileana L. Pina talks with Ilke Sipahi both a part of the part of the Heart Failure faculty at Case Western Medical Center University Hospitals in Cleveland.

Podcasts from Medscape - Cardiology (Level 2) (Web Page) - Nov 1st, 2010
Latest medical news and features from Medscape Cardiology, including a podcast from Dr. Lleana Pina, MD, (dated 7/19/10) about What's The Evidence for the Link Between ARBs and Cancer?.

Ace Inhibitors (pdf) - Oct 26th, 2010
Treating High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease - Comparing effectiveness, safety and price.

Medications Management Pocket Card for your Wallet (Web Page) - Oct 26th, 2010
Resource from The Joint Commission.

What is High Blood Pressure Medicine? (Level 2) (pdf) - Oct 25th, 2010
Downloadable and printable sheet for homecare clinicians to provide patients on the explanation of the benefits of high blood pressure medicine.

High Blood Pressure Medicine Explained (Level 2) (pdf) - Oct 25th, 2010
What patients should know about high blood pressure medication and how to remember to take it.

Heart 360 (Level 2) (Web Page) - Oct 25th, 2010
Record health data with online trackers, access information and resources on how to be heart healthy and more.

Management and Practice: Geriatric Medication Management (Web Page) - Oct 1st, 2010
PowerPoint presentation on the medication reconciliation process which explains how to effectively verify, clarify, and reconcile patients medications.

Heart Failure Medication References - Level 3 (pdf) - Aug 1st, 2010
List of medications for heart failure divided into categories.

Patient Medicine Chart - Level 3 (pdf) - Aug 1st, 2010
Medicine chart to assist patients with keeping track of their medications and dosages.

Medications that Prevent Blood Clots - Level 3 (doc) - Aug 1st, 2010
Comprehensive patient teaching handout that explains how anticoagulants work.

Beers Criteria - Level 2 (pdf) - Aug 1st, 2010
Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults: independent of diagnoses or conditions.

Tracking Your Meds - Level 3 (pdf) - Aug 1st, 2010
Patient worksheet to prepare patients for talking with their healthcare provider.

Lifestyle and Risk Reduction - Level 2 (Web Page) - Aug 1st, 2010
Tools available for download concerning nutrition, exercise and warning signs, etc.

Heart Failure Medicines - Level 2 (pdf) - Aug 1st, 2010
Patient booklet dicussing what types of medications are available, possible side effects and how to take them.

Medications Commonly Used to Treat Heart Failure - Level 2 (Web Page) - Aug 1st, 2010
A quick reference medication table.

General Medication Instruction - Level 3 (doc) - Aug 1st, 2010
Instructional handout to assist patients in managing their medications.

 


Levels of evidence
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Level 1
Systematic reviews and repeated studies, thoroughly researched.

Level 2
Experimental (Single or Quasi experimental study) and non-experimental (Exploratory or qualitative study).

Level 3
Recommendations of respected, experienced homecare authorities.

Level 4
Not Recommended.




The development of the hypertension and chronic stable angina project was made possible by a grant from the New York State Attorney General on behalf of the Attorneys General of all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico from litigation settlement funds to benefit the healthcare needs of consumers with high blood pressure and angina. Original funding for the site was provided in part by US Congress and CDC. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC.