Why the study?
Does the coordination of inpatient, outpatient, and home care improve outcomes in the Medicare population with congestive heart failure?
Population
Medicare population with congestive heart failure
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports care coordination in heart failure; leaves open benefits in Medicare patients without prospective trials.
Does the coordination of inpatient, outpatient, and home care improve outcomes in the Medicare population with congestive heart failure?
Coordination of inpatient, outpatient, and home care for congestive heart failure patients may improve functional capacity, reduce length of stay and readmissions, and increase patient satisfaction.
Venner et al. (1996) studied this question.