In a national cohort of home health care patients with heart failure, the 30-day rehospitalization rate was 26%, strongly associated with prior hospital stays and dyspnea severity, with a substantial portion considered potentially avoidable.
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Prior hospitalizations flag high 30-day HF readmission risk in home care; hypothesis-generating for targeted prevention before practice change.
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