Reducing Readmissions among Heart Failure Patients Discharged to Home Health Care: Effectiveness of Early and Intensive Nursing Services and Early Physician Follow‐Up

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Authors

Christopher M. Murtaugh · Visiting Nurse Service of New York

Partha Deb · City University of New York

Carolyn W. Zhu · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Timothy R. Peng · Visiting Nurse Service of New York

Yolanda Barrón · Visiting Nurse Service of New York

Shivani Shah · Visiting Nurse Service of New York

Stanley Moore

Abstract

Our results call for closer coordination between home health and medical providers in the clinical management of HF patients immediately after hospital discharge.

Topics & Keywords

Heart Failure Treatment and Management Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes Emergency and Acute Care Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Health Services Research

Volume 52, Issue 4, pp. 1445-1472

DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12537

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