Population
17,448 Medicare beneficiaries who survived a hospitalization for congestive heart failure in Connecticut…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Key result
Among Medicare beneficiaries surviving hospitalization for congestive heart failure, 44% were readmitted within 6 months, with prior admission (OR 1.64) and comorbidity >1 (OR 1.56) as predictors.
Authors
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High readmission rates signal vulnerability in elderly HF survivors; leaves open optimal prevention strategies.
Observational (n=17,448)
Yes
Almost half of elderly Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for congestive heart failure are readmitted within 6 months, highlighting a highly vulnerable population requiring targeted prevention strategies.
Harlan M. Krumholz (1997) conducted an observational in Congestive heart failure (n=17,448). Hospitalization for congestive heart failure was evaluated on Readmission to a hospital at least once within 6 months. Among Medicare beneficiaries surviving hospitalization for congestive heart failure, 44% were readmitted within 6 months, with prior admission (OR 1.64) and comorbidity >1 (OR 1.56) as predictors.