The care span unintended consequences of steps to cut readmissions and reform payment may threaten care of vulnerable older adults

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1623-1632

  Naylor, Mary D ^a   Kurtzman, Ellen T ^b   Grabowski, David C ^c   Harrington, Charlene ^d   McClellan, Mark ^e   Reinhard, Susan C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^f Center to Champion Nursing in America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; AGED; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PATIENT READMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84866269841     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0110     Document Type: Article

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