Can home care for homebound patients with chronic heart failure reduce hospitalizations and costs?

BACKGROUND:Congestive heart failure (CHF), a common problem in adults, is associated with multiple hospitalizations, high mortality rates and high costs. PURPOSE:To evaluate whether home care for homebound patients with CHF reduces healthcare service utilization and overall costs. METHODS:A retrospe...

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Main Authors: Boris Punchik, Roman Komarov, Dmitry Gavrikov, Anna Semenov, Tamar Freud, Ella Kagan, Yury Goldberg, Yan Press
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5533329?pdf=render