Trends and Disparities in Ambulatory Follow-Up After Cardiovascular Hospitalizations: A Retrospective Cohort Study

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M23-3475?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-97zcW0wRCOhMGQK2_O7-N-uaJI6Ww0ZsCffYku94vkLFcYPIXtfCCgMs2j17VD63rXlWGDyQSD793-sqeEou5_kSx5lQ&_hsmi=318823117&utm_content=318823117&utm_source=hs_email Heart patients get better follow-up care overall, but disparities increase More Medicare patients recovering from heart failure or a heart attack are getting prompt care after getting discharged from the hospital. It’s good news, but there’s a downside: Racial disparities in access to this timely care are actually widening. The trends are identified in a study, published yesterday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, based on 10 years of Medicare claims data, STAT’s Liz Cooney reports. Researchers analyzed whether patients visited a cardiologist or primary care clinician within a month of discharge. “If we’re improving overall rates, but the disparities are widening, are we really doing a good job of improving care for all?” one researcher who was not involved in the study said to Liz. Read more on why this follow-up care is so important, and what might be driving the disparities. https://www.statnews.com/2024/08/05/cardiovascular-disease-hospitalization-followup-care/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--eIz0Iyc6LJBSHT-kABgtpzIKa0IUPWtKfu8isfLgp4orQuV2Hxtg59iQPgokva-G8_vesjfik4Mh28nC_UKQuM10SGw&_hsmi=318823117&utm_content=318823117&utm_source=hs_email