Telemonitoring or structured telephone support programmes for patients with chronic heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective To determine whether remote monitoring (structured telephone support or
telemonitoring) without regular clinic or home visits improves outcomes for patients with …
telemonitoring) without regular clinic or home visits improves outcomes for patients with …
The coming crisis: obtaining care for the growing burden of neurodegenerative conditions
As the US population ages, the burden of neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer
disease and Parkinson disease, will increase substantially. However, many of these patients …
disease and Parkinson disease, will increase substantially. However, many of these patients …
Relationship between early physician follow-up and 30-day readmission among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for heart failure
Context Readmission after hospitalization for heart failure is common. Early outpatient follow-
up after hospitalization has been proposed as a means of reducing readmission rates …
up after hospitalization has been proposed as a means of reducing readmission rates …
Occurrence of death and stroke in patients in 47 countries 1 year after presenting with atrial fibrillation: a cohort study
Background Atrial fibrillation is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, but
scant data are available for long-term outcomes in individuals outside North America or …
scant data are available for long-term outcomes in individuals outside North America or …
Lack of access to specialists associated with mortality and preventable hospitalizations of rural Medicare beneficiaries
People living in rural areas have worse health outcomes than their urban counterparts do.
Understanding what factors account for this could inform policy interventions for reducing …
Understanding what factors account for this could inform policy interventions for reducing …
Impact of anemia on hospitalization and mortality in older adults
Although anemia is common in older adults, its prognostic significance is uncertain. A total of
17 030 community-dwelling subjects 66 years and older were identified between July 1 and …
17 030 community-dwelling subjects 66 years and older were identified between July 1 and …
Impact of Infectious Disease Consultation on Quality of Care, Mortality, and Length of Stay in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Results From a Large Multicenter …
Background. We assessed the impact of infectious disease (ID) consultation on
management and outcome in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) …
management and outcome in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) …
Declining in-hospital mortality and increasing heart failure incidence in elderly patients with first myocardial infarction
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the long-term incidence of heart failure
(HF) in elderly patients with myocardial infarction (MI). Background: In-hospital HF is …
(HF) in elderly patients with myocardial infarction (MI). Background: In-hospital HF is …
[HTML][HTML] Nephrologist follow-up improves all-cause mortality of severe acute kidney injury survivors
Z Harel, R Wald, JM Bargman, M Mamdani, E Etchells… - Kidney international, 2013 - Elsevier
Survivors of severe acute kidney injury remain at high risk of death well after apparent
recovery from the initial insult. Here we determine whether early nephrology follow-up after a …
recovery from the initial insult. Here we determine whether early nephrology follow-up after a …
[HTML][HTML] Socio-demographic and-economic factors associated with 30-day readmission for conditions targeted by the hospital readmissions reduction program: a …
Background Early hospital readmissions remain common in patients with conditions
targeted by the CMS Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP). There is still no …
targeted by the CMS Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP). There is still no …
