Assessment of Time to Hospital Encounter after an Initial Hospitalization for Heart Failure: Results from a Tertiary Medical Center.

Conclusion: Time-dependent excess days in acute care (unplanned inpatient admission, outpatient observation, and ED visit) rather than 30-day hospital inpatient readmission rate is a more realistic measure of the intensity of care required for HF patients after index admission.
PMID: 29805799 [PubMed]

Source: Cardiology Research and Practice - May 31, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shammas NW, Kelly R, Lemke J, Niwas R, Castro S, Beuthin C, Carlson J, Cox M, Shammas GA, DeClerck T, Lenaghan K, Arikat S, Erickson M Tags: Cardiol Res Pract Source Type: research