The Effect of Home Care Support Clinics on Hospital Readmission in Heart Failure Patients in Japan.

Yu SunMasao IwagamiJun KomiyamaTakehiro SugiyamaRyota InokuchiNobuo SakataTomoko ItoSatoru YoshieHiroki MatsuiKeitaro KumeMasaru SanukiGenta KatoYukiko MoriHiroaki UeshimaNanako Tamiya

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2023)

Older Japanese patients with heart failure receiving post-discharge home healthcare by conventional or enhanced HCSCs had lower readmission rates, possibly due to compensation with more emergency house calls. Conventional and enhanced HCSCs may be effective in reducing the risk of rehospitalization. Further studies are necessary to confirm the medical functions performed by HCSCs.

Keyphrases

healthcare
primary care
emergency department
public health
physical activity
social media
acute care
affordable care act