Clinical and Nonclinical Factors Associated With Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations Among Nursing Home Residents in New York State

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 364-371

  Young, Yuchi ^a   Inamdar, Sumant ^b   Dichter, Beth S ^c   Kilburn, Harold ^d   Hannan, Edward L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Division of Residential Services   (United States)

^d State of New York Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

ACS; Determinants; Hospitalization; Nursing home resident

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956276328     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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