Why the study?
Does hospital at home improve outcomes and reduce costs compared to routine hospitalization in patients with heart failure?
Does hospital at home improve outcomes and reduce costs compared to routine hospitalization in patients with heart failure?
Hospital at home for heart failure appears to increase time to readmission, reduce costs, and improve quality of life compared to routine hospitalization, though evidence is limited by study size and quality.
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Supports HaH for selected HF patients to delay readmission and improve HrQOL without mortality impact; extends RCT evidence for this care model.
Qaddoura et al. (2015) studied this question.
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