Association of the hospital readmissions reduction program implementation with readmission and mortality outcomesin heart failure

JAMA Cardiology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 44-53

  Gupta, Ankur ^a   Allen, Larry A ^b   Bhatt, Deepak L ^a   Cox, Margueritte ^c   DeVore, Adam D ^c   Heidenreich, Paul A ^c   Hernandez, Adrian F ^c   Peterson, Eric D ^d   Matsouaka, Roland A ^d   Yancy, Clyde W ^e   Fonarow, Gregg C ^f  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; VERY ELDERLY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEDICAL FEE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85041469787     PISSN: 23806583     EISSN: 23806591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.4265     Document Type: Article

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