Peer Reviewed: Disparities in Patterns of Health Care Travel Among Inpatients Diagnosed With Congestive Heart Failure Florida 2011

摘要

IntroductionCongestive heart failure (CHF) is a major public health problem in the United States and is a leading cause of hospitalization in the elderly population. Understanding the health care travel patterns of CHF patients and their underlying cause is important to balance the supply and demand for local hospital resources. This article explores the nonclinical factors that prompt CHF patients to seek distant instead of local hospitalization.