Table 3.
Unadjusted and Adjusted Odds Ratios for the Association between Early Outpatient Follow‐up Within 14 Days and 30‐Day Readmission and Mortality in Patients With Heart Failure (N=6918)
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | (95% CI) | P value | OR | (95% CI) | P value | |
| 30‐d readmission | ||||||
| No early follow‐up | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | ||
| In‐person | 0.53 | (0.46–0.61) | <0.001 | 0.52 | (0.45–0.60) | <0.001 |
| Telemedicine | 0.58 | (0.44–0.76) | <0.001 | 0.55 | (0.44–0.72) | <0.001 |
| 30‐d readmission or mortality | ||||||
| No early follow‐up | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | ||
| In‐person | 0.49 | (0.43–0.57) | <0.001 | 0.49 | (0.42–0.56) | <0.001 |
| Telemedicine | 0.57 | (0.44–0.74) | <0.001 | 0.53 | (0.42–0.70) | <0.001 |
Adjusted logistic regression models included patient sociodemographic characteristics, diagnoses and procedures, laboratory values, medications, health care use measures, and neighborhood disadvantage. OR indicates odds ratio.