Effectiveness and cost of a transitional care program for heart failure: a prospective study with concurrent controls.

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Published in Arch Intern Med on July 25, 2011

Authors

Brett D Stauffer1, Cliff Fullerton, Neil Fleming, Gerald Ogola, Jeph Herrin, Pamala Martin Stafford, David J Ballard

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Health Care Research and Improvement, Baylor Health Care System, 8080 North Central Expressway, Ste 500, Dallas, TX 75206, USA. Brett.Stauffer@BaylorHealth.edu

Associated clinical trials:

CREATION Health Readmission Risk Assessment Tool | NCT03424382

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