Does early physician follow-up reduce 90-day readmissions in patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Early physician follow-up combined with transitional care strategies may reduce 90-day readmissions for patients hospitalized with medically complex conditions like AMI, CHF, or COPD.
These findings suggest that early follow-up in conjunction with a comprehensive transitional care strategy for hospitalized patients with medically complex conditions coupled with ongoing effective chronic disease management may be associated with reduced 90-day readmissions.
Saxena et al. (Tue,) studied this question.