During the period of the study, the mean length of stay decreased from 8.81 days to 6.33 days, according to a study abstract. In-hospital mortality decreased from 8.5 percent to 4.3 percent, while 30-day mortality also shrank, but less significantly.
However, the study showed that 30-day readmission rates increased from 17.2 percent in 1993 to 20.1 percent in 2006.
Read an abstract of the Journal of the American Medical Association study on the quality care for heart failure.
