Findings of Cardiac Patients’ Understanding of Discharge Instructions during Initial Hospitalizations: A Retrospective Descriptive Study
Abstract
Readmission rates of cardiac patients in need of inpatient care contribute to increased costs of medical care, complicated by
expedient treatment and shorter length of stays [1-4]. Costs of hospital readmissions are estimated to be in excess of $17 billion
annually according to Medicare expense reports [5,6]. Nationally, some of the top readmission categories include cardiac disorders
such as acute myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure (HF) [6,7]. Additionally, readmissions after diagnostics such as percuta
neous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures can range from 8% to 19% in the United States (US) and continue to impact the rising
costs of healthcare [8].
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