Key result
Transition-of-care interventions involving home health care providers are critical to address the high 30-day readmission rates in patients with heart failure.
Highlights the importance of transition-of-care interventions and the role of home health care providers in reducing 30-day readmission rates for heart failure patients.
Supports home health integration in HF transitions; leaves open readmission reduction pending prospective trials.
Heart failure (HF) affects 6 million Americans, has an expected increasing prevalence in the next 20 years, and has a 5-year mortality rate of 50%. It represents the number one reason for hospitalization in patients older than 65 years. Recent legislation has increased the accountability of care of patients with HF, specifically readmission rates for HF in less than 30 days. This increased focus on HF readmission rates has led many health care organizations to reassess transition-of-care issues (i.e., from home to hospital, from hospital to home) and possible interventions to positively impact these readmission rates. During this process, home health care providers play an integral role and should be aware of possible issues to ensure optimum care for patients.
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Lee et al. (2013) conducted a review in Heart failure. Transition of care was evaluated. Transition-of-care interventions involving home health care providers are critical to address the high 30-day readmission rates in patients with heart failure.
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