Assessment of Time to Hospital Encounter after an Initial Hospitalization for Heart Failure: Results from a Tertiary Medical Center.
Nicolas W ShammasRyan KellyJon LemkeRam NiwasSarah CastroChristine BeuthinJackie CarlsonMarti CoxGail A ShammasTerri DeClerckKathy LenaghanSunny ArikatMarcia EricksonPublished in: Cardiology research and practice (2018)
Time-dependent excess days in acute care (unplanned inpatient admission, outpatient observation, and ED visit) rather than 30-day hospital inpatient readmission rate is a more realistic measure of the intensity of care required for HF patients after index admission.
Keyphrases
- acute care
- emergency department
- heart failure
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- quality improvement
- left ventricular
- acute heart failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- chronic pain
- high intensity
- adverse drug
- health insurance
- affordable care act
- clinical evaluation