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