title: Potential to improve outcomes: causes of 30-day readmission after cardioverter defibrillator implantation.
abstract: Under newly restructured Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines, hospitals are at risk for reduction in reimbursement for patients with heart failure (HF) who are readmitted within 30 days after discharge. Patients with HF who are admitted for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) are routinely admitted with a primary diagnosis of HF. To reduce the occurrence of readmission, this article identifies the causes of 30-day readmission and recommends that patient follow-up after ICD placement should include assessment and management of HF symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University College of Nursing, Detroit, MI, USA. ab0224@wayne.edu
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oliver-McNeil
authors.forename: Leaden
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hickman
authors.forename: Mary Anne
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: McCoy
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: George
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000592:standards*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult