title: Physician Follow-up after Hospital Discharge in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
abstract: The period immediately after discharge from hospital can potentially be high risk and a vulnerable transition point for patients. This analysis from the Canadian Institute for Health Information assessed adherence to best practices for patient follow-up in the community after hospitalization in Alberta and Saskatchewan. For three selected conditions - acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - the majority of patients (77-92%) saw a physician within a month of their discharge. However, fewer patients saw a physician within the first week (35-56%).
authors.affiliation: Program lead in the Health System Research team at CIHI, in Toronto, Ontario. He leads and coordinates the design and development of several CIHI reports.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McPherson
authors.affiliation: Senior analyst in the Health System Research team at CIHI, in Toronto, Ontario. He is responsible for performing analyses, providing methodological support to projects and writing reports.
authors.forename: Hani
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abushomar
authors.affiliation: Senior analyst in the Health System Research team at CIHI, in Toronto, Ontario. She is responsible for performing analyses, providing methodological support to projects and writing reports.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gushue
authors.affiliation: Program lead in the Health System Research team at CIHI, in Toronto, Ontario. He leads and coordinates the design and development of several CIHI reports.
authors.forename: Xi-Kuan
authors.initials: XK
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Senior researcher with the Health System Performance Department at CIHI, in Toronto, Ontario. She provides methodological support to the design and development of a variety of CIHI's analytical reports.
authors.forename: Chelsea
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Manager of the Health System Research team at CIHI, in Toronto, Ontario. She oversees the development and production of a variety of CIHI's analytical reports.
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gapanenko
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000416:Alberta; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy; D012525:Saskatchewan