Objective Continuity of care is a long-standing feature of healthcare, especially of general
practice. It is associated with increased patient satisfaction, increased take-up of health …

Medication nonadherence, a major problem in cardiovascular disease (CVD), contributes
yearly to approximately 125,000 preventable deaths, which is partly attributable to only …

Background—Although early follow-up for heart failure (HF) is recommended, the time
window and which physicians should do the follow-up are unclear. We explored whether (1) …

Background Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) are associated with high morbidity
and mortality and frequent readmissions. Research Question What is the effectiveness of a …

Background Up to one fifth of readmissions after a heart failure hospitalization occur at a
different hospital. This negatively impacts information continuity, but whether site of …

Background Little is known about cross‐hospital differences in critical care units admission
rates and related resource utilization and outcomes among patients hospitalized with acute …

Background Heart failure (HF) patients have high rates of hospitalization and
rehospitalization. Methods and Results A protocol‐driven clinic staffed by an allied health …

With the changing demography of populations and increasing prevalence of co-morbidity,
frail patients and more complex cardiac conditions, the modern medicine is facing novel …

Abstract Background Heart Failure (HF) is a major driver of the readmissions/penalties in the
US. Although extensive literature on rehospitalization attributed to HF, studies to compare …

BACKGROUND: The 1-year mortality rate in patients with heart failure who are discharged
from an emergency department is 20%. We sought to determine whether early follow-up …