A University of Maryland School of Pharmacy study shows that among patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) who discharged themselves from the hospital early the treatment cost if they are readmitted runs 9 percent higher compared to CVD patients who had been formally discharged.

In first-of-its-kind research, Eberechukwu Onukwughaand colleagues studied the records of 347,572 cardiovascular patients in several Maryland hospitals from 2000 to 2005, including 19,779 who were readmitted to the same hospital for further CVD-related care.

For the full story, click here.