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THIRTY-DAY READMISSIONS AFTER ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN MEDICARE PATIENTS AT AN URBAN QUATERNARY CARE CENTER

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Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains one of the most common cardiovascular reasons for hospital admission in the United States. Readmission after initial hospitalization is both common, estimated at 15-20%, and… Click to show full abstract

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains one of the most common cardiovascular reasons for hospital admission in the United States. Readmission after initial hospitalization is both common, estimated at 15-20%, and costly. Medicare penalizes hospitals for excessive readmissions through the Hospital

Keywords: thirty day; day readmissions; myocardial infarction; acute myocardial; medicare

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2020

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