title: Association of discharge summary quality with readmission risk for patients hospitalized with heart failure exacerbation.
authors.affiliation: From the Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (M.S.A.-D., K.D., S.I.C.), Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (B.H., H.M.K.), and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine (H.M.K.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Medicine, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY (N.P.); Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, CT (H.M.K., S.I.C.); Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT (H.M.K.); Center for Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Science, New York University Langone Medical Center (L.I.H.); Division of Healthcare Delivery Science, Department of Population Health (L.I.H.) and Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation (L.I.H.), Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salim Al-Damluji
authors.affiliation: From the Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (M.S.A.-D., K.D., S.I.C.), Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (B.H., H.M.K.), and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine (H.M.K.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Medicine, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY (N.P.); Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, CT (H.M.K., S.I.C.); Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT (H.M.K.); Center for Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Science, New York University Langone Medical Center (L.I.H.); Division of Healthcare Delivery Science, Department of Population Health (L.I.H.) and Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation (L.I.H.), Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dzara
authors.affiliation: From the Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (M.S.A.-D., K.D., S.I.C.), Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (B.H., H.M.K.), and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine (H.M.K.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Medicine, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY (N.P.); Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, CT (H.M.K., S.I.C.); Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT (H.M.K.); Center for Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Science, New York University Langone Medical Center (L.I.H.); Division of Healthcare Delivery Science, Department of Population Health (L.I.H.) and Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation (L.I.H.), Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hodshon
authors.affiliation: From the Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (M.S.A.-D., K.D., S.I.C.), Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (B.H., H.M.K.), and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine (H.M.K.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Medicine, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY (N.P.); Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, CT (H.M.K., S.I.C.); Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT (H.M.K.); Center for Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Science, New York University Langone Medical Center (L.I.H.); Division of Healthcare Delivery Science, Department of Population Health (L.I.H.) and Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation (L.I.H.), Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Natdanai
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Punnanithinont
authors.affiliation: From the Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (M.S.A.-D., K.D., S.I.C.), Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (B.H., H.M.K.), and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine (H.M.K.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Medicine, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY (N.P.); Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, CT (H.M.K., S.I.C.); Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT (H.M.K.); Center for Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Science, New York University Langone Medical Center (L.I.H.); Division of Healthcare Delivery Science, Department of Population Health (L.I.H.) and Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation (L.I.H.), Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Harlan M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Krumholz
authors.affiliation: From the Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (M.S.A.-D., K.D., S.I.C.), Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (B.H., H.M.K.), and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine (H.M.K.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Medicine, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY (N.P.); Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, CT (H.M.K., S.I.C.); Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT (H.M.K.); Center for Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Science, New York University Langone Medical Center (L.I.H.); Division of Healthcare Delivery Science, Department of Population Health (L.I.H.) and Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation (L.I.H.), Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Sarwat I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.affiliation: From the Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (M.S.A.-D., K.D., S.I.C.), Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (B.H., H.M.K.), and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine (H.M.K.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Medicine, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY (N.P.); Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, CT (H.M.K., S.I.C.); Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT (H.M.K.); Center for Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Science, New York University Langone Medical Center (L.I.H.); Division of Healthcare Delivery Science, Department of Population Health (L.I.H.) and Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation (L.I.H.), Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine. Leora.Horwitz@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Leora I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Horwitz
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards; D018450:Disease Progression; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D063886:Patient Discharge Summaries / Q000592:standards*; D010359:Patient Readmission; D011786:Quality Control; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000592:standards; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012307:Risk Factors; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000592:standards*; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: epidemiology; heart failure; patient readmission; quality of health care