Impact of the Swedish Care Coordination Act on Heart Failure Readmissions and Length of Stay

After introducing the CCA, no detectable impact was found on readmissions or mortality for patients with heart failure, which is in line with previous studies, such as those studying the US Hospital Readmission Reduction Program. Although no overall association with length of stay could be identified, it was reduced in several Swedish regions. The heterogeneity between regions could be used to understand the specific components needed to achieve the reduction of readmissions in future studies.