Admission diagnoses among patients with heart failure: Variation by ACO performance on a measure of risk- standardized acute admission rates

ConclusionWhile ACOs with the best performance on a measure of all-cause admission rates among people with HF tended to have fewer admissions for HF, Cardiovascular/Non-HF and Non-Cardiovascular conditions compared with ACOs with the worst performance (highest admission rates), the largest difference in admission rates were for non-cardiovascular admission types. Across all ACOs, two-thirds of admissions of patients with HF were for non-cardiovascular causes. These findings suggest that comprehensive approaches are needed to reduce the diverse admission types for which HF patients are at-risk.
Source: American Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research