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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedEapen ZJ, McCoy LA, Fonarow CG
Utility of socioeconomic status in predicting 30-day outcomes after heart failure hospitalization.
The researchers investigated whether accounting for socioeconomic status (SES) can improve risk-adjusted models for 30-day outcomes among CMS beneficiaries hospitalized with heart failure. They found that county-level SES data are modestly associated with 30-day outcomes but do not improve risk adjustment models based on patient characteristics alone.
AHRQ-funded; HS021092.
Citation: Eapen ZJ, McCoy LA, Fonarow CG .
Utility of socioeconomic status in predicting 30-day outcomes after heart failure hospitalization.
Circ Heart Fail 2015 May;8(3):473-80. doi: 10.1161/circheartfailure.114.001879.
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Keywords: Decision Making, Heart Disease and Health, Hospitalization, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Social Determinants of Health