Effectiveness and cost of a transitional care program for heart failure: A prospective study with concurrent controls

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1238-1243

  Stauffer, Brett D ^a   Fullerton, Cliff ^a   Fleming, Neil ^a   Ogola, Gerald ^a   Herrin, Jeph ^b,c   Stafford, Pamala Martin ^a   Ballard, David J ^a  

^a BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Health Research and Educational Trust   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REIMBURSEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT READMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS;

EID: 79960951418     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.274     Document Type: Article

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