Background: Follow-up with a primary care provider within 1–2 weeks of discharge from
hospital has been associated with reduced readmissions. We sought to determine …

Background Post-hospital discharge follow-up appointments are intended to evaluate
patients' recovery following a hospitalization, but it is unclear how appointment statuses are …

Objectives: Appointment-keeping after hospitalization is a poorly understood link between
inpatient and outpatient care. We investigated how health care system and patient …

Background The period following hospital discharge is one of significant vulnerability. Little
is known about the relationship between post-discharge healthcare use and the risk of …

Background A primary care–staffed transition clinic is one potential strategy for reducing 30-
day re-admissions for patients without an established primary care physician, but the …

Background: Patients are vulnerable to issues that emerge after discharge from the hospital,
and this susceptibility is compounded as patients attempt to navigate complex healthcare …

Objectives: After hospitalization, timely discharge follow-up has been linked to reduced
readmissions in the heart failure population, but data from general inpatients has been …

Introduction Nonattendance at scheduled outpatient appointments for primary care is a
major health care problem worldwide. Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Rehospitalizations within 30 days of discharge are responsible
for a large portion of healthcare spending. One approach to preventing rehospitalizations is …

Importance Previous research suggests the important role of timely primary care follow-up in
reducing hospital readmissions, although effectiveness varies by program design and …