Economic Evaluation of Quality Improvement Interventions Designed to Prevent Hospital Readmission. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Systematic review (50 studies) found that, when using such interventions, readmissions declined by 12.1% among patients with heart failure, and 6.3 % among general populations with a saving of $972 per patient with HF and loss of $169 per patient among general populations.
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