Can Timely Outpatient Visits Reduce Readmissions and Mortality Among Heart Failure Patients?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outpatient follow-up after a hospital discharge may reduce the risk of readmissions, but existing evidence has methodological limitations.

Objectives

To assess effect of outpatient follow-up within 7, 14, 21 and 30 days of a hospital discharge on 30-day unplanned readmissions or mortality among heart failure (HF) patients; and whether this varies for patients with different clinical complexities.

Design

We analyzed medical records between January 2016 and December 2021 from a prospective cohort study. Using time varying mixed effects parametric survival models, we examined the association between not having an outpatient follow-up and risk of adverse events. We used interaction models to assess if the effect of outpatient follow-up visit on outcomes varies

SUBMITTER: Balasubramanian I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11436599 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature