Circ Cardiovasc Qual
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Circ Cardiovasc Qual · Apr 2018
Multicenter Study Comparative Study Observational StudyHealth Status Variation Across Practices in Outpatients With Heart Failure: Insights From the CHAMP-HF (Change the Management of Patients With Heart Failure) Registry.
Although a key treatment goal for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is to optimize their health status (their symptoms, function, and quality of life), the variability across outpatient practices in achieving this goal is unknown. ⋯ URL: https://www.centerwatch.com. Unique identifier: TX144901.
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Circ Cardiovasc Qual · Apr 2018
Association Between Early Outpatient Visits and Readmissions After Ischemic Stroke.
Reducing hospital readmission is an important goal to optimize poststroke care and reduce costs. Early outpatient follow-up may represent one important strategy to reduce readmissions. We examined the association between time to first outpatient contact and readmission to inform postdischarge transitions. ⋯ Thirty-day outpatient follow-up was associated with a small reduction in hospital readmission among elderly patients with stroke discharged home. Further work should assess how outpatient care may be improved to further reduce readmissions.