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From: Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Who Are Referred for Hospice Care
Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(18): doi: /archinte
Figure Legend:
Hospital discharge status of patients in the Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Registry (ADHERE) database.
Date of download: 1/23/2018
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From: Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Who Are Referred for Hospice Care
Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(18): doi: /archinte
Figure Legend:
Length of hospital stay (LOS) by hospital discharge status.
Date of download: 1/23/2018
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From: Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Who Are Referred for Hospice Care
Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(18): doi: /archinte
Figure Legend:
Comparison of hospital adherence to Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) quality indicators. The JCAHO standards of quality of care of heart failure (HF) are defined as follows: HF-1, discharge instructions: patients are discharged with complete written instructions or educational material; HF-2, left ventricular function (LVF): hospital record contains documentation that LVF was assessed or is planned; HF-3, eligible patients with left ventricular ejection fraction less than 40 or LVF consistent with moderate or severe systolic dysfunction are prescribed an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; and HF-4, patients with a history of current or recent smoking cigarettes are counseled about smoking cessation. HC indicates hospice care.
Date of download: 1/23/2018
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4. Copyright © 2007 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
From: Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Who Are Referred for Hospice Care
Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(18): doi: /archinte
Figure Legend:
Temporal trend in discharge to hospice as a percent of total alive discharges. Q indicates year quarter.
Date of download: 1/23/2018
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