Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Home Care Reduces Heart Attack Readmissions

A new study presented at the May 15 American Heart Association Quality of Care & Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions backs up what home care providers have been saying for years — home care helps reduce hospital readmissions. The specifics: Heart attack survivors who receive home health care were 11 percent less likely to be readmitted to a hospital within 30 [...]
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