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May 26, 2014Annals of Internal Medicine688 citationsOpen Access

Transitional Care Interventions to Prevent Readmissions for Persons With Heart Failure

CFCynthia FeltnerCJChristine D. JonesCCCrystal W. Cené

Key Points

  • Investigate the effectiveness of transitional care interventions in preventing readmissions for heart failure patients.
  • Conducted a randomized trial focusing on heart failure patients
  • Implemented transitional care interventions aiming to improve follow-up and support
  • Analyzed readmission rates and health outcomes over a defined period.
  • Significantly reduced readmission rates for patients receiving transitional care interventions
  • Positive trends in health outcomes associated with structured follow-up and support programs.

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Feltner et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d5709875589c71d767dd77https://doi.org/10.7326/m14-0083
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