Hospital Readmissions Among Heart Surgery Patients Drop Very Significantly Following Home Health Visits

A new study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery reveals that the number of hospital readmissions after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery at North Shore University Hospital's (NSUH) has dropped very significantly after home health care visit. The CABG patients who did not receive home health care through the Follow Your Heart program were three times more likely to either be readmitted to the hospital or pass away, the study found. The 30-day readmission ...

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Written by: editor - Friday, May 2, 2014