Relationship between early physician follow-up and 30-day readmission among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for heart failure.
By Adrian F. Hernandez, Melissa A. Greiner, G. Fonarow, B. Hammill, P. Heidenreich, C. Yancy, E. Peterson, L. Curtis. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2010
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Subfields: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology
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- Interventions to Reduce 30-Day Rehospitalization: A Systematic Review (2011, background): “9* Hernandez et al, 2010 (38) Heart failure, geriatric USA 7081 6581 6 2.”
- Diagnoses and Timing of 30-Day Readmissions after Hospitalization For Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, or Pneumonia (2013, positive): “We found that a high proportion of 30day readmissions occurred relatively soon after discharge, which may explain why hospitals least likely to provide outpatient follow-up within 7 days after hospitalization for HF had the highest rates of 30-day readmission.(44) The preponderance of early readmiss”
- Epidemiology and risk profile of heart failure (2010, background): “Improved outpatient follow-up in addition to avoiding premature hospital discharge could have a positive impact on reducing rehospitalization rates”
- Patient race, site of care, and 30-day readmission rates among elderly Americans (2011, neutral): “SNF/rehabilitation 11 328 (27) 133 955 (25) 31 822 (21) 309 656 (26) 29 902 (35) 378 902 (33)”
- Risk Prediction Models for Hospital Readmission: A Systematic Review (2011, background): “medication reconciliation may be associated with readmission risk.(48,49) The supply of hospital beds may independently contribute to higher readmission rates.”