“An old-fashioned checklist has the potential to keep patients with heart failure out of the hospital — and save Medicare billions of dollars, a small new study suggests.”

USA Today reports that a new study has shown that a simple checklist can significantly reduce the number of patients who are readmitted to a hospital within a month compared to regular discharge instructions. This cost effective patient education tool leads to improved compliance with medication therapy and helps save money and improve patient care.

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