The effect of state policies on nursing home resident outcomes

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-9

  Mor, Vincent ^a   Gruneir, Andrea ^b   Feng, Zhanlian ^a   Grabowski, David C ^c   Intrator, Orna ^a   Zinn, Jacqueline ^d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

evaluation; Medicaid; nursing homes; outcomes; policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECUBITUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LONG-TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICAID; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC POLICY; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651405522     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03230.x     Document Type: Article

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