Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions For People With Heart Failure: Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 133

by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Resea And Quality, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Heart failure (HF) is a major public health problem and a leading cause of hospitalization and health care costs in the United States. It is the most common principal discharge diagnosis among Medicare beneficiaries and the third highest for hospital reimbursements. Up to 25 percent of patients hospitalized with HF are readmitted within 30 days. In an effort to reduce the frequency of rehospitalization of Medicare patients, in October 2012 CMS began...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505859875
• ISBN13: 9781505859874
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"