2021
Forgone Medical Care Associated With Increased Health Care Costs Among the U.S. Heart Failure Population
Thomas A, Valero-Elizondo J, Khera R, Warraich HJ, Reinhardt SW, Ali HJ, Nasir K, Desai NR. Forgone Medical Care Associated With Increased Health Care Costs Among the U.S. Heart Failure Population. JACC Heart Failure 2021, 9: 710-719. PMID: 34391737, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureHealth care utilizationHealth care costsHealth care expendituresCare utilizationCare costsMedical careMore emergency department visitsTotal health care costsCare expendituresAnnual health careAnnual inpatient costsPrevalence of patientsEmergency department visitsMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyOverall health care spendingHF patientsElderly patientsCare AssociatedDepartment visitsFailure populationInpatient costsHealth care spendingLeading causePatients
2020
Readmission and Mortality After Hospitalization for Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure
Ko DT, Khera R, Lau G, Qiu F, Wang Y, Austin PC, Koh M, Lin Z, Lee DS, Wijeysundera HC, Krumholz HM. Readmission and Mortality After Hospitalization for Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 736-746. PMID: 32081282, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.12.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPost-discharge mortalityHospital mortalityReadmission ratesHospitalization ratesMyocardial infarctionMortality rateRisk-adjusted mortality ratesHospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramHF hospitalization ratesHeart failure hospitalizationPatients 65 yearsReadmissions Reduction ProgramFailure hospitalizationHF patientsSecondary outcomesHospital readmissionPrimary outcomeReadmissionMortalityAMI hospitalization ratesStudy periodPattern of outcomesHospitalizationOutcomes