SHM Converge Scientific Abstract ePoster Gallery-Impact of Cohorted Care on 30-Day Readmissions of Congestive Heart Failure Patients

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This poster reports a retrospective study at NYU Langone – Brooklyn examining whether cohorting congestive heart failure (CHF) patients on a dedicated cardiology unit (LB4500) improves outcomes. CHF is a major driver of 30-day hospital readmissions, and the authors aimed to determine if focused, multidisciplinary care on a single unit could reduce readmissions.<br /><br />The study reviewed patients admitted between September 2024 and April 2025. Patients were grouped by admission location: LB4500 versus other medicine units. ICU patients, those with end-stage renal disease, and those with hospital stays longer than 30 days were excluded. The primary outcome was readmission to any facility within the NYU health system within 30 days of discharge.<br /><br />A total of 213 patients were admitted to LB4500 and 197 to other medicine units. The average 30-day readmission rate was 14.1% on LB4500 compared with 21.8% on other units. Average length of stay was also slightly shorter on LB4500, at 4.7 days versus 5.0 days on other units.<br /><br />The authors conclude that cohorting CHF patients on a dedicated unit was associated with lower readmission rates and slightly reduced length of stay. They suggest this may reflect benefits of specialized care, including closer monitoring of fluid status and daily weights, stronger interdisciplinary collaboration, and more robust post-discharge support from community health workers, home care services, and advanced heart failure consultants.<br /><br />Overall, the study suggests that dedicated cohorting of CHF patients may be an effective strategy for improving readmission metrics, though further research is needed to identify which specific interventions drive the observed benefit.

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Morris Jrada

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Author List Kevin P. Eaton, Morris Jrada, Thomas Nash, Umar Farooq

Category Research

Concept Heart Failure

Concept Inpatient Cohorting

Concept Readmission Rate

Concept Length of Stay

Concept Cardiology Unit

Distinguished Non-Finalist

Presenter Organization NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn

Presenting Author Morris Jrada

Track Value in Hospital Medicine

Keywords

congestive heart failure

CHF readmission

dedicated cardiology unit

patient cohorting

retrospective study

30-day readmission

length of stay

multidisciplinary care

NYU Langone Brooklyn

hospital outcomes

Heart Failure

Inpatient Cohorting

Readmission Rate

Length of Stay

Cardiology Unit