Physician assistant home visits significantly reduce hospital readmissions after heart surgery

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 12:03 in Health & Medicine

Two home visits by a physician’s assistant (PA) during the week after hospital discharge significantly reduces the chance that a heart surgery patient will be readmitted, and reduces overall costs associated with the heart surgery, a new study demonstrates.

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