Comprehensive discharge planning with postdischarge support for older patients with congestive heart failure: a meta-analysis.

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Authors

Christopher O. Phillips · Johns Hopkins Medicine

Scott M. Wright

David E. Kern

Ramesh M. Singa · Johns Hopkins University

Sasha Shepperd · University of Oxford

Haya R. Rubin · Johns Hopkins University

Abstract

Comprehensive discharge planning plus postdischarge support for older patients with CHF significantly reduced readmission rates and may improve health outcomes such as survival and QOL without increasing costs.

Topics & Keywords

Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy Medication Adherence and Compliance

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PubMed

Volume 291, Issue 11, pp. 1358-67

DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.11.1358

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