Table 2.

Outcome measures

Time frame	Readmission rate	Mortality	Emergency department (ED) visits	Hospital use	Hospital costs	Quality of life
Initial hospitalization		Inpatient death		Index length of stay	Total hospital costs	MLHFQ score
30 days after index discharge	30-day readmission rate	30-day mortality rate	ED visits within 30 days	Total hospital days	Aggregate hospital costs	MLHFQ score
180 days after index discharge	180-day readmission rate	180-day mortality rate	ED visits within 180 days	Total hospital days	Aggregate hospital costs	MLHFQ score

MLHFQ is Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire.