Academic Journal
Building Excellence: The Journey to American Heart Association Certification.
| Τίτλος: | Building Excellence: The Journey to American Heart Association Certification. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Fahey DM; Donna M. Fahey, MSN, MFA, RN, AHN-BC, CHPN, CNL, is the director, Boccolini Institute at Samaritan, Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice, Mount Laurel, NJ. |
| Πηγή: | Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association [J Hosp Palliat Nurs] 2026 Oct 01; Vol. 28 (5), pp. 223-229. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 24. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Nursecom, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 100887419 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1539-0705 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15222179 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Hosp Palliat Nurs Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Philadelphia, PA : Nursecom, Inc., c1999- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Certification*/methods , Certification*/standards , Certification*/trends, American Heart Association/organization & administration ; Heart Failure/therapy ; United States ; Humans |
| Περίληψη: | Heart failure patients often arrive at hospice with advanced symptoms, variable care plans, and limited coordination across settings. To address this, Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice pursued the American Heart Association Palliative/Hospice-Heart Failure Certification. The initiative required a full system redesign focused on standardizing education, documentation, care coordination, and performance measurements. This article outlines the challenges encountered, including low compliance rates and documentation barriers, and describes the process used to achieve certification in October 2025. Key strategies included forming an interprofessional Advanced Illness Management Committee, implementing new triage and clinical tools, launching performance improvement plans, and fostering a culture of collaborative learning. The resulting care model now serves as a framework for additional serious illness pathways and offers a replicable approach for hospice and palliative care programs seeking to strengthen cardiac care delivery. (Copyright © 2026 by The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. All rights reserved.) |
| Competing Interests: | The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: American Heart Association; certification; heart failure; hospice; palliative medicine |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260324 Date Completed: 20260909 Latest Revision: 20260909 |
| Update Code: | 20260909 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001229 |
| PMID: | 41875077 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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