What happens when hospital-based skilled nursing facilities close? A propensity score analysis

Health Services Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6 I, 2005, Pages 1883-1897

  White, Chapin ^a   Seagrave, Susanne ^b  

^a Macroeconomic Analysis Division   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicare; Postacute care; Propensity score; Skilled nursing facility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEHYDRATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 29144470429     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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