title: Sisyphus and 30-Day Heart Failure Readmissions: Futility in Predicting a Flawed Outcome Metric.
authors.affiliation: The CardioVascular Center of Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: mkonstam@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
authors.forename: Marvin A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Konstam
authors.affiliation: The CardioVascular Center of Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Jenica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Upshaw
mesh_terms: D006333:Heart Failure; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility; D010359:Patient Readmission; D011787:Quality of Health Care
keywords: healthcare outcomes; healthcare quality; predictive models