June 28, 2022Open Access
Comparison of Mortality and Hospital Readmissions Among Patients Receiving Virtual Ward Transitional Care vs Usual Postdischarge Care
Structured PICO
Does Virtual Ward Transitional Care reduce mortality and hospital readmissions compared to usual postdischarge care?
P
Population
Patients receiving postdischarge care, including trials enrolling patients with heart failure
I
Intervention
Virtual Ward (VW) Transitional Care
C
Comparator
Usual Postdischarge Care
O
Outcome
Mortality and Hospital Readmissionshard clinical
Virtual ward transitional care reduces mortality and readmissions specifically in heart failure patients, while generally reducing ED visits and costs across broader patient populations.
Abstract
Although postdischarge VW interventions appear to be associated with fewer subsequent emergency department visits, shorter readmission lengths of stay, and lower health care costs, fewer deaths and readmissions were seen only in trials enrolling patients with heart failure.