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Emergency department returns and early follow-up visits after heart failure hospitalization: Cohort study examining the role of race

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  • Rachel E Solnick
  • Ganga Vijayasiri
  • Yiting Li
  • Keith E Kocher
  • Grace Jenq
  • David Bozaan

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Health disparities in heart failure (HF) show that Black patients face greater ED utilization and worse clinical outcomes. Transitional care post-HF hospitalization, such as 7-day early follow-up visits, may prevent ED returns. We examine whether early follow-up is associated with lower ED returns visits within 30 days and whether Black race is associated with receiving early follow-up after HF hospitalization. This was a retrospective cohort analysis of all Black and White adult patients at 13 hospitals in Michigan hospitalized for HF from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2020. Adjusted risk ratios (aRR) were estimated from multivariable logistic regressions. The analytic sample comprised 6,493 patients (mean age = 71 years (SD 15), 50% female, 37% Black, 9% Medicaid). Ten percent had an ED return within 30 days and almost half (43%) of patients had 7-day early follow-up. Patients with early follow-up had lower risk of ED returns (aRR 0.85 [95%CI, 0.71–0.98]). Regarding rates of early follow-up, there was no overall adjusted association with Black race, but the following variables were related to lower follow-up: Medicaid insurance (aRR 0.90 [95%CI, 0.80–1.00]), dialysis (aRR 0.86 [95%CI, 0.77–0.96]), depression (aRR 0.92 [95%CI, 0.86–0.98]), and discharged with opioids (aRR 0.94 [95%CI, 0.88–1.00]). When considering a hospital-level interaction, three of the 13 sites with the lowest percentage of Black patients had lower rates of early follow-up in Black patients (ranging from 15% to 55% reduced likelihood). Early follow-up visits were associated with a lower likelihood of ED returns for HF patients. Despite this potentially protective association, certain patient factors were associated with being less likely to receive scheduled follow-up visits. Hospitals with lower percentages of Black patients had lower rates of early follow-up for Black patients. Together, these may represent missed opportunities to intervene in high-risk groups to prevent ED returns in patients with HF.

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  • Rachel E Solnick & Ganga Vijayasiri & Yiting Li & Keith E Kocher & Grace Jenq & David Bozaan, 2022. "Emergency department returns and early follow-up visits after heart failure hospitalization: Cohort study examining the role of race," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(12), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0279394
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279394
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