Does early physician follow-up within 7 days of discharge reduce mortality and subsequent hospital admissions in patients with heart failure discharged from the emergency department?
Early physician follow-up within 7 days of emergency department discharge for heart failure is associated with reduced long-term mortality and hospital readmissions.
Follow-up care within 7 days of discharge from the emergency department was associated with lower rates of long-term mortality, as well as subsequent hospital admissions, and a trend to lower short-term mortality rates. Timely access to longitudinal care for patients with heart failure who are discharged from the emergency setting should be prioritized.
Atzema et al. (Sun,) studied this question.