Background Beyond examining their overall cost-effectiveness and mechanisms of effect, it
is important to understand patient preferences for the delivery of different modes of chronic …

In patients with heart failure (HF), use of 30-day rehospitalization as a healthcare metric and
increased pressure to provide value-based care compel healthcare providers to improve …

Objectives: The goal of this study was to illustrate the potential benefit of effective congestive
heart failure (CHF) treatment in terms of improved health, greater social value, and reduced …

BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is a severe chronic disease with growing prevalence and
health care burden as well as high mortality. End-of-life cost data for patients with HF may …

The US health care system is currently experiencing profound change. Pressure to improve
the quality of patient care and control costs have caused a rapid shift from traditional volume …

Design: Individual patient-level, randomized clinical trial of cost-effective model using data
from the Health Research Data Repository at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy …

Act (ACA) has expanded health care coverage and made it affordable to many more
Americans, we have the opportunity to shape the way care is delivered and improve the …

Utilization management strategies, including prior authorization, are commonly used to
facilitate safe and guideline-adherent provision of new, individualized, and potentially costly …

Importance Accurate risk stratification of patients with heart failure (HF) is critical to deploy
targeted interventions aimed at improving patients' quality of life and outcomes. Objectives …

Background—Timely follow-up after hospitalization for heart failure (HF) is recommended.
However, follow-up is suboptimal, especially in lower socioeconomic groups. Patient …