Relationship between Early Physician Follow-Up and 30-Day Readmission after Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure.

For each condition, patients who have an outpatient visit with a physician within 7 days of discharge have a lower risk of 30-day readmission. Moreover, patients who have an outpatient visit with the same physician within 7 days of discharge have a much lower risk of 30-day readmission.