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Study: Transition Care After HF Admission Is Helpful Any Which Way

January 24, 2020

Study: Transition Care After HF Admission Is Helpful Any Which Way
Use of transitional care services after hospital discharge can benefit early heart failure (HF) patients and even make sense financially, a study suggested. A model showed that quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained on a lifetime scale favored tr...

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5 Questions with Saint Luke’s Cardiologist that Co-Led Groundbreaking New Study

January 19, 2020

5 Questions with Saint Luke’s Cardiologist that Co-Led Groundbreaking New Study
Dr. John Spertus is the director of health outcomes research at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and a professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City's School of Medicine. Spertus co-led a large-scale study that found, in ...

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