Importance Many strategies to reduce hospital length of stay (LOS) have been implemented,
but few studies have evaluated hospital-led interventions focused on high-risk populations …

Heart failure is a life‐threatening disease and addressing it should be considered a global
health priority. At present, approximately 26 million people worldwide are living with heart …

Background Patients with acute heart failure are frequently or systematically hospitalized,
often because the risk of adverse events is uncertain and the options for rapid follow-up are …

Background The length of stay (LOS) is an important indicator of the efficiency of hospital
management. Reduction in the number of inpatient days results in decreased risk of …

Hospital readmission measures have been touted not only as a quality measure but also as
a means to bend the healthcare cost curve. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established the …

2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American
College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice …

Heart failure (HF) has been singled out as an epidemic and is a staggering clinical and
public health problem, associated with significant mortality, morbidity, and healthcare …

Aims Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and worsening renal function (WRF) have been
associated with poor outcome in heart failure (HF). Methods and results Articles were …

Background: Nearly 25% of patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) are readmitted
within 30 days. Purpose: To assess the efficacy, comparative effectiveness, and harms of …

Background: Despite advances in hospital management in recent years, it is not clear
whether mortality after acute pulmonary embolism (PE) has decreased over time. Objectives …