1. Heart Failure and Hospital Readmissions

2. Causes of Hospital Readmission for HF

3. Acute Heart Failure Patient Characteristics

4. Major Comorbidities in Hospitalized Patients With AHF OPTIMIZE-HF Registry

5. HF Rehospitalization and Mortality Rates

6. Repeated Hospitalizations Predict Mortality

7. Cost of Heart Failure to Society

8. A Large Number of Eligible Patients Are Untreated

9. Always Consider Titration

11. New Therapies in HF

12. New Targets / Trials (Looking at HF from different angles)

13. PARADIGM-HF Design

14. PARADIGM-HF (Sacubitril/Valsartan) Results

19. Effect of Ivabradine on Outcomes

20. Hospitalizations and Healthcare Costs -- Need for Reduction in Hospitalizations of HF Patients

21. Hospitalization = Disease Changes

22. How to Best Transition Care?

23. Elements of Optimal Transition of Care 2015 AHA Scientific Statement

24. Medicare 30-Day Readmission Penalty

26. The Rule

27. Shouldn't It Work?

28. Understanding Health Care As a System

29. Transitions of Care Beyond the Front Door Wishful Thinking vs Reality

30. Identify The Vulnerable Patient

31. Typical List of Meds BB Clinic

32. Brown Bag Clinic Better Adherence Methods

33. Looking Back – What Happened in the Hospital?

34. Navigating the Inpatient Landscape

35. Inpatient Care

36. Medication Nonadherence

37. Diet Nonadherence

38. Post Discharge Care

39. There Need to be Links!

40. Summary -- Take Home Pointers

41. Abbreviations

42. Abbreviations