Factors Associated with Mortality and Hospice Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Heart Failure Who Received Home Health Services.
Although many Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure (HF) are discharged with home health services, little is known about mortality and hospice use in this group.To identify risk factors of 6-month mortality and hospice use among hospitalized HF patients who receive home health, which could inform efforts to improve palliative and hospice use for these patients.A