ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2022
Effectiveness of Telemedicine Visits in Reducing 30-Day Readmissions Among Patients With Heart Failure During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- Outpatient Follow-Up and 30-Day Readmissions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of telehealth care on escalation to emergency care: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2025Pooled it
- Outpatient Follow-Up Visits to Reduce 30-Day All-Cause Readmissions for Heart Failure, COPD, Myocardial Infarction, and Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Preventing chronic disease · 2024Pooled it
- Telemedicine to Support Heart Failure Patients during Social Distancing: A Systematic Review.Global heart · 2022Pooled it
- Healthcare System Resilience and Adaptation: A 6-Year Analysis of Heart Failure Care in the Veterans Affairs System.Circulation. Heart failure · 2026Article
- Trends and Disparities in Ischemic Heart Disease and Pneumonia Associated Mortality in the United States: A Population-Based Retrospective Analysis of Death Records From 1999 to 2023.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2026Article
- Willingness for video visits for non-emergent health issues, mental health, or specialty visits.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Patient and program level correlates of 30-day readmissions: a retrospective analysis of a transitional care program.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Healthcare System Resilience and Adaptation: A Six-Year Analysis of Heart Failure Care in the Veterans Affairs System.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Racial and ethnic disparities in longitudinal trajectories of hospitalizations in patients diagnosed with heart failure.American heart journal · 2025Article
- The role of continuous monitoring in acute-care settings for predicting all-cause 30-day hospital readmission: A pilot study.Heliyon · 2025Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on 30-Day Readmission Rates in Hospitalized Stroke Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of central nervous system disease · 2025Article
- Association Between Video-Based Telemedicine Visits and Medication Adherence Among Patients With Heart Failure: Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR cardio · 2024Article
- Associations Between Telemedicine Use Barriers, Organizational Factors, and Physician Perceptions of Care Quality.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2024Article
- Temporary Telemedicine Policy and Chronic Disease Management in South Korea: Retrospective Analysis Using National Claims Data.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- Integrating Quantitative Data and Qualitative Insights to Understand 30-Day Readmission Rates: A Mixed-Methods Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Assessing digital health knowledge, attitudes and practices among nurses in Naples: a survey study protocol.BMJ open · 2024Article
- [COVID-19 readmissions during the first three epidemic periods in Orihuela, Spain: incidence, risk factors and letality].Revista espanola de salud publica · 2024Article
- Care sequences leading to the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: An analysis of electronic health records.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Article
- Impact of a clinician-to-clinician electronic consultation in heart failure patients with previous hospital admissions.European heart journal. Digital health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a rapid implementation of telemedicine into clinical practice. This study examined whether early outpatient follow-up via telemedicine is as effective as in-person visits for reducing 30-day readmissions in patients with heart failure. Methods and Results Using electronic health records from a large health system, we included patients with heart failure living in North Carolina (N=6918) who were hospitalized between March 16, 2020 and March 14, 2021. All-cause readmission within 30 days after discharge was examined using weighted logistic regression models. Overall, 7.6% (N=526) of patients received early telemedicine follow-up, 38.8% (N=2681) received early in-person follow-up, and 53.6% (N=3711) did not receive follow-up within 14 days of discharge. Compared with patients without early follow-up, those who received early follow-up were younger, were more likely to be Medicare beneficiaries, had more comorbidities, and were less likely to live in an disadvantaged neighborhood. Relative to in-person visits, those with telemedicine follow-up were of similar age, sex, and race but with generally fewer comorbidities. Overall, the 30-day readmission rate (19.0%) varied among patients who received telemedicine visits (15.0%), in-person visits (14.0%), or no follow-up (23.1%). After covariate adjustment, patients who received either telemedicine (odds ratio [OR], 0.55; 95% CI, 0.44-0.72) or in-person (OR, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.45-0.60) visits were similarly less likely to be readmitted within 30 days compared with patients with no follow-up. Conclusions During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of telemedicine visits for early follow-up increased rapidly. Patients with heart failure who received outpatient follow-up either via telemedicine or in-person had better outcomes than those who received no follow-up.
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