Although hospital length of stay and inhospital mortality are decreasing for older patients with heart failure, that doesn't necessarily mean quality of care is improving, a large observational study showed.
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Quality of HF Care Not Better Despite Shorter Stays - from MedPage Today
By Todd Neale, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
Although hospital length of stay and inhospital mortality are decreasing for older patients with heart failure, that doesn't necessarily mean quality of care is improving, a large observational study showed.
From 1993 to 2006, length of stay and inhospital mortality significantly decreased in the U.S., but postdischarge mortality and 30-day readmission rates increased -- by a relative 49% and 17%, respectively;Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Although hospital length of stay and inhospital mortality are decreasing for older patients with heart failure, that doesn't necessarily mean quality of care is improving, a large observational study showed.
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