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Objective
To evaluate whether communication failures between home health care nurses and physicians during an episode of home care after hospital discharge are associated with hospital readmission, stratified by patients at high and low risk of readmission.
Data Source/Study Setting
We linked Visiting Nurse Services of New York electronic medical records for patients with congestive heart failure...
Objective
To compare the effectiveness of two “treatments”—early, intensive home health nursing and physician follow‐up within a week—versus less intense and later postacute care in reducing readmissions among heart failure (HF) patients discharged to home health care.
Data Sources
National Medicare administrative, claims, and patient assessment data.
Study Design
Patients with a full week of...
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