Quality of Care and Outcomes Among Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure in Rural vs Urban US Hospitals: The Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Prior studies have suggested patients with heart failure (HF) from rural areas have worse clinical outcomes. Contemporary differences between rural and urban hospitals in quality of care and clinical outcomes for patients hospitalized for HF remain poorly understood.

Objective

To assess quality of care and clinical outcomes for US patients hospitalized for HF at rural vs urban hospitals.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study analyzed 774 419 patients hospitalized for HF across 569 sites in the Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure (GWTG-HF) registry between January 1, 2014, and September 30, 2021. Postdischarge outcomes were assessed in a subset of 161 996 patients linked to Medicare claims. Data were analyzed from August 2022 to

SUBMITTER: Pierce JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9941973 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature