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Telehealth And Hospital Readmissions For Heart Failure Patients: A Literature Review, Tommy Lee Bratcher Nov 2022

Telehealth And Hospital Readmissions For Heart Failure Patients: A Literature Review, Tommy Lee Bratcher

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Currently heart failure affects over six million people and is expected to increase to over eight million people by 20230. The US Census Bureau estimates over 60 million people live in a rural setting. This literature review seeks to determine the state of the science regarding the utilization of Telehealth to reduce heart failure readmissions in rural areas.