Posthospital follow-up visits and 30-day readmission rates in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Posthospital follow-up visits and 30-day readmission rates in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
PURPOSE To examine the effect of a follow-up visit with a primary care physician and/or pulmonologist within the first 30 days of hospital discharge on readmissions, emergency department (ED) visits, and mortality. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study of 7,102 unique patients discharged from a Mayo Clinic hospital in Rochester, MN, and residing in Olmsted County, MN, wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1179-1594
DOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s62815